There was an interesting article in a recent Quainton News (Buckinghamshire railway Centre) about Met 1 and whether it was built as a replacement...
If this is the one I think it is i have many happy (?!) memories of sleeping in this vehicle during the 1980s - it was the volunteers messing /...
The LH&R have paid Ops staff to cover footplate and guard / signalman duties, as well as catering / shop etc. I'm not sure what the current...
You could also try abebooks - http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Searc ... cs+on+Shed - they have a number for sale - especially volume 1 for some...
OK, A few for Diamond Gaz's challenge above, based on the groups I have some dealing with: BRC 6989 - 4 (slowly!) 7200 - 4 - I agree with DG's...
Personally I feel that in the not too distant past more emphasis was spent on buying amd initial restoration of the stock (be it locos, coaches or...
Being WWI not only would there not be many correct period military or civilian vehilces left now as TBirdFrank points out - there of course would...
I think that probably infers a little bit too much thinking from the government to be believeable. It is far too a logical thought to have come...
Technically speaking adding two oils together does not generally increase the initial boiling point of the oil mixture - the "light ends" in the...
The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers published a set of very comprehensive Signalling Practice booklets in the 1950s and 1960s. I used to...
One area which i have given some thought to recently is that involvement in this sector is in itself a valable educational experience. When I...
Not sure if they still do it, but a few years ago it was common practice for the crew to hand sand the rails out of Haverthwaite station on wet...
On a similar but slightly wider theme to the Welcome Host training - I would guess in todays environment some railways must be arranging for...
Yes - The BRC has had Welcome Host training in the past. I am also sure that on eof the other societies mags I get has mentioned it as well. At...
Re: Industril Loco Updates!! Firefly776 Thanks for the link to the BRC stockbook page on Firefly (Punch Hull as was)! Good to see the...
The following document on the office of rail regulator website is possibly of interest: http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/RSP6-locoblrs.pdf...
Re: Kent and East Sussex 'GERVAISE'. Also there are industrial steam drums operating at even higher pressures than typical marine boilers - just...
Re: Kent and East Sussex 'GERVAISE'. From what I understand there is a small team working on the SMU - but it is slow progress, I guess it is...
Re: Kent and East Sussex 'GERVAISE'. Regarding 'Dom' - I was not aware of 'Dom' actually getting to Quainton, though it would have been long...
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