I can say that I saw F.68 during restoration, a few years ago and it was on 2ft bogies then. I have an opinion about that ... As for the "slab"...
Until the arrival of the restored / replicated NSR23, the Knotty Heritage Train used a suitably repainted Shark Brakevan ...
Good write up for the Systra report in "Steam Railway" ...
Hope you don't mind Ray but I've cross-posted this onto the MER thread, as I put the original report link there as a FYI ...
Apparently, that link doesn't work - it appears that the report in question has been removed. If you pop over to...
Glad that more is being made of the industrial heritage - that actually funded the "castle" - but hope that all the really relevant locos and...
Thanks, Ray ... Hope that "removal" is very temporary. Being somewhat cautious by nature, I also downloaded a copy [so I could study it when...
The full version of the new Systra report is out ......
I have just finished my first reading of the full report, I would say that I'll now inwardly digest the contents and form some opinions. However,...
I've just scanned that summary ... £1 of "subvention" produces £2.88 of visitor spend into the Manx economy ! Some interesting recommendations.
I wonder if the full stop was used to determine the direction for mounting, certain numbers can be viably reversed ... [although the five in this...
There are many visitors at times other than the Transport Festival(s) or during the TT fortnight, they will need somewhere to sleep, eat and be...
@marshall5 - Does the HoK have anything like the recall petitions, such as the one recently circulated in Wellingborough ?
Not looking forward to that report, whenever it finally appears; my gut feeling is that all the IoM Heritage Railways are going to suffer cuts of...
{personal opinion, not an expert on diesels} I can't see anyone buying that, unless it was already working. It doesn't have any heritage...
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