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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    There's two different groups of people here who receive different safety instructions. Guest travel only sat on the floor inside empty waggons....
    Post by: meeee, Apr 2, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    Well you're already occupying the Pont Croesor- Beddgelert section to run to Croesor Junction so it doesn't really help with pathing. Running to...
    Post by: meeee, Mar 21, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    Rebuilding the Croesor Tramway requires access to the WHR though. So if you've already got that why would you bother spending a load of money...
    Post by: meeee, Mar 21, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    The Cumbres and Toltec is even longer but people still pay top wack to go on it. Its not just the length of the railway but the experience you...
    Post by: meeee, Mar 11, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    The Beddgelert service has occasionally been run short formed with Lyd but typically it is too busy to do this. This is just a test run for Linda...
    Post by: meeee, Feb 26, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway General Discussion

    Last time I went I couldn't believe the amount of admin and staff involved in just selling tickets and getting people on to trains. There were...
    Post by: meeee, Feb 20, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    The Vale of Rheidol Railway - News

    Well if you go and support this event they might be more inclined to do another and who knows what might happen then.
    Post by: meeee, Feb 14, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    The Vale of Rheidol Railway - News

    Not much. It had a full mechanical overhaul during covid times and only did a few hundred miles after that. It is pretty sound underneath. The...
    Post by: meeee, Feb 14, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Jubilees (plus other off topic meanderings which includes cats, stone roses and commers)

    Not sure where you got that from. "Lake" usually refers to a pigment made from an organic compound as apposed something like vermillion which...
    Post by: meeee, Feb 3, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS Hughes Crab 42859

    Locos have been rebuilt from much less. If there was a determination to make it happen I'm sure it would do. Seems more likely with the current...
    Post by: meeee, Feb 2, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Great Central Railway General Matters

    Festiniog and Welsh Highland have had a couple of good years now. Targets for this year were met late summer and bookings have been strong until...
    Post by: meeee, Jan 17, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle Of Man Steam Railway

    The problem is you have a brand new top half of a loco that works perfectly fine that is sat on a pair of ancient bogies. As well as that spare...
    Post by: meeee, Dec 21, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    Only down FR (Bff- Port) unfitted trains are required to display a red flag or last vehicle board. On the Welsh Highland unfitted trains are only...
    Post by: meeee, Dec 1, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    Taking a similar level and the price tag shows you how much these things cost. £50,000 is the lions share of a new boiler for the ALCo. I notice...
    Post by: meeee, Oct 1, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    The main issue is the bodies wear out. The Festiniog ones came second hand from BR in the 60s and have been in use ever since. All that use...
    Post by: meeee, Sep 30, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    They are looking for Ejectors for creating vacuum in the brake system. Not injectors for putting water in the boiler. The search for SSJ type...
    Post by: meeee, Sep 29, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    Wet weather isn't usually too bad in itself. A big issue on the F&WHR is railhead contamination from overhanging trees. In the summer after long...
    Post by: meeee, Sep 26, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    The Festiniog is currently 2 hours 20 minutes from book on to off shed with coaches. Then a further 45 minutes until scheduled departure from...
    Post by: meeee, Sep 17, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    The Ashover Light Railway

    Sadly covid brought a lot of the volunteer work on the Beamish 2ft to an end. Along with that one of the driving forces behind it at Beamish has...
    Post by: meeee, Aug 24, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Manning Wardles "YEO" and "EXE" new-build

    Despite the ramblings of Gordon Rushton you're unlikely to see four Double Fairlies any time soon. I expect the next major investment will be to...
    Post by: meeee, Aug 20, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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