Is LPG i.e. propane an option as a fuel? Has it ever been tried? I belive it is much cleaner than oil Does anyone know of a sound recording of...
If you had been around in the50's & 60's you would realise that many people tried in vain to stop what was considered to be progress at the time....
Can't help feeling come December it will be pulling Santa Specials as Santas big red engine Seriously though how about a poll as to who wants it...
And thats not counting the previous thread that ran to 52 pages i belive
If another 8f was painted maroon would that be historicaly incorrect as 8624 now seems to have made history Long may it stay maroon or any colour...
As Dominic says some good progress on the box for Matlock What he ommited to say is that pictures of the weekends work are now on his website So...
Spent the day with Dom working on Matlock box. By 10 30 the car park at Rowsley was full from the station to the main gates. All the trains seemed...
Peak Rail's mainline connection was temporally severed a couple of years ago due to the development work at Matlock i.e. the new bypass and...
Hmm no exact match for me. It seems I was born three days after 70011 Hotspur four days before 70012 John of Gaunt and 13 days before 70013...
Was not Peak Rails line mainline double track with named trains and also the route of the Blue Pullman. Pete
Just to add a little detail to Dominic's post We are currently reglazing the entire box with 5mm clear polycarbonate. This is an almost...
You set me thinking has Scotsman ever hauled the Royal Train. I have no idea, but I hope someone can say if it has. The date and route would also...
Just a thought Is it possible that Tornado has eclipsed Scotsman and is now the most famous locomotive in Britain ? Pete
I like the nuclear power idea, they do it on submarines quite successfully Not shure about the axle loadings with all that lead shielding round...
Lets be realy silly and heat the 5At boiler with a giant imersion heater using power from the third rail or overhead supply. No firebox or boiler...
I belive you are correct about the locos past life. My thoughts are that any locomotive not used to haul trains on the national network are...
What about WD150 Royal Pioneer at Peak Rail The only operational steam loco until April 2009 and has worked almost every service train for about...
2290 Big Bertha the 0-10-0 Lickey banker and the 5AT to see if it lives up to it's designers claims Pete
My first post as I am more of a reader than a writer So here goes Standard guage. Cromford and High Peak with wagons for the pasengers to ride...
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