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  1. Martin Shaw
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    Ron Hill SRPS

    I have been advised that Ron Hill, an early member of the SRPS, at one time chief engineer of the society, and an honorary president of SLOG,...
    Thread by: Martin Shaw, Dec 14, 2023, 2 replies, in forum: Steam Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I suspect that 80064 will just spend further time rusting away in Somerset instead of Sussex. That it has been out of traffic for 30 plus years...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Dec 13, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  4. Martin Shaw
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Gradually and therefore not greatly obviously the Bluebell Railway is changing from the concept of a preservation organisation keeping something...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Apr 9, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  5. Martin Shaw
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    Spa Valley Railway - Latest News

    Thanks chaps, my memory is obviously getting worse. Were it possible I would have made a journey south to see it both at the Spa Valley where I...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Mar 25, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  6. Martin Shaw
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    Spa Valley Railway - Latest News

    Unless I am mistaken there was a pic of 419 at Bo'ness on here last night, has it been taken down? I only ask because I was the driver and I...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Mar 25, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Whilst I wholly agree with John, the only chance of 488 ever running again is if the BRPS or the Trust are given a large sum specifically for the...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Dec 17, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  8. Martin Shaw
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    S&D Railway Trust

    And the Melter would have to be well over 100 to have ever seen a blue engine painted by the Caledonian Rly Co, so we can pretty much ignore his...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Mar 28, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  9. Martin Shaw
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    Boilers & Accidents

    I would be interested to see your evidence supporting that statement, it might as an outside possibility be correct but I doubt it. Martin
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Nov 8, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    For those who don't know John Snell was, a volunteer on the Talyllyn Railway in 1951, and also the General Manager of the RHDR for 30 odd years....
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Sep 30, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    The late John Snell made an interesting point regarding volunteers, all be it he was talking about the RH&DR which wasn't and largely still isn't...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Sep 30, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  12. Martin Shaw
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    Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway

    I've no doubt Andrew will post later but all Nat Pres will be pleased to hear that our landslip appeal has raised £110k in a fortnight. Quite...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Aug 26, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  13. Martin Shaw
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    Liveries!

    Interesting discussion, to add a note to Tom's contribution Drummond's D15s also had a 10' coupled wheelbase and when I was researching for a...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Aug 12, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    If your of a certain age, and I most certainly am, Horace May brings back some memories, not all of them wholly pleasant but let's not dwell...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Aug 8, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Having been a member for at least 50 of the last 60 years I can only wonder at how far Bluebell and the rest of the standard gauge heritage...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Aug 7, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  16. Martin Shaw
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    Isle Of Man Steam Railway

    I wonder if I might offer a thought on IoM locomotives, which is wholly open to rebuttall, I claim no special knowledge here. Of the 16 locos...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, Jun 12, 2020 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Bo'ness & Kinneil 40 years of civil engineering

    This link [MEDIA] will take you to a web presentation by the former and current Chief Civil Enginers of the SRPS to the Glasgow section of the...
    Thread by: Martin Shaw, Jun 2, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  18. Martin Shaw
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    Sorry Tim, I obviously misunderstood you. I wonder if all the bells and whistles, generally adornments if you will, represent a significant...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, May 28, 2020 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    Am I correct in believing that EoM has one of the two Hunslet boilers that have not aged well by virtue of their design, and that the new JS2...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, May 28, 2020 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    I remember once having this very same conversation with a museum individual in respect of Lode Star. His view was that as a working engine you...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, May 27, 2020 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Tom's post raises an interesting point which I'll illustrate using myself. I am 66 and since I started in the heritage railway industry at 16 I've...
    Post by: Martin Shaw, May 16, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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