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D1002 replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Nor me!
Jun 3, 2024 at 6:11 PM -
Hermod replied to the thread Tornado.
How much further clearance is needed? By the way many fast GWR and LMS locomotive had 36 inch front boggie wheels. The rearmost driver do not do much for a living. With two shortened aft coupling rods it can be moved 25mm forward and nobody will...
Jun 3, 2024 at 6:09 PM -
SebWelsh replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Yes, 6990 is with us until the end of July thanks to the GCR. She will be in regular use on the Minehead diagram on weekday running (Tues/Weds/Thurs) and she feature in a special weekend event over the 27th/28th July with 3 certain other...
Jun 3, 2024 at 6:00 PM -
SebWelsh liked ikcdab's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
It was me who used the phrase you quote so I better expand on it. Since I ceased being chairman in August 2018, I have had no insights into the finance of the PLC and that was not what I was referring to. What I meant was that when I travel on...
Jun 3, 2024 at 5:54 PM -
neildimmer replied to the thread Crewe to York Private Charter: 3/6/24.
I would imagine there will be more, going to a lot of years yet till wires are up (if ever!!!)
Jun 3, 2024 at 5:48 PM -
Johnme101 liked Flying Phil's post in the thread 34039 Boscastle WC class.
As it is difficult to get a reasonable picture of the underside of Boscastle's tender here is a more unusual view - through the draw bar hole! [ATTACH] and two other views [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Jun 3, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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SebWelsh liked MattA's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
This thread's become a dreary read once again...
Jun 3, 2024 at 5:41 PM -
SebWelsh liked dinmore7820's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
If anyone is at a loose end Thursday 6th - Saturday 8th, the WSR Summer Diesel Festival is in operation. 11 locomotives in use, including 5 visiting locos and a HST. Should be a good event! Also a 'mixed traffic' Sunday with the HST and other...
Jun 3, 2024 at 5:40 PM -
Spike liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Crewe to York Private Charter: 3/6/24.
It is often said that a criminal will return to the scene of his (or her) crime and so it was with Oswald. Only 7 weeks after my debacle at Diggle Jn (when I started the camera and then stopped it again a second later) I was back; given the...
Jun 3, 2024 at 5:38 PM
