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    6233 Duchess of Sutherland

    Does the pathing system allow for the fact that 8p is going to go faster and accelerate faster than a 5mt ? or does the current vogue/necessity...
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM in forum: Steam Traction
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    6233 Duchess of Sutherland

    Look right at home with a rake of maroon MK2,s
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    Got as far as a Faecebook Page
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    The comparative mileage would be in stark contrast...
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Great Central Railway General Matters

    Surely buried cables are easier to maintain, also easier to dig up and steal...
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 15, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    71000

    Theres some footage just after Lancaster (DoG goes bang), the very even chatter suddenly changes. Apparently one of the tappets sticks with an...
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 13, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    71000

    Apparently a bit of fettling up required before Fridays outing...
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 9, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    Should consider renaming it after the famous American TV neurodivergent genius train lover...
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 9, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    71000

    And again on Wednesday. Once it got going a problem free trip. In coach 8 out of 9, couldnt hear the 57 ?( but hard to distinguish from Genny...
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 9, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    71000

    Think they look ok with black wheels. Didnt that consist of tweaking the cam profiles and valve materials... ? AFAIK Its gone back closer to as...
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 6, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    The people awarding the tender would have done so on their own criteria but without the required appreciation of the wider operating environment....
    Post by: class8mikado, Oct 3, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    West Yorkshireman: 31/5/25 + City Border Express: 4/10/25

    Presumably the tail gunner will pull the train into Bradford as there is no run around and Shipley triangle is too busy these days to be used for...
    Post by: class8mikado, Sep 30, 2025 in forum: What's Going On
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    71000

    Any idea how long that would take ?
    Post by: class8mikado, Sep 22, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LE movements, ECS and test runs 2025

    Very smartly Carried over the Headlight ( which i guess post dates the livery)
    Post by: class8mikado, Sep 18, 2025 in forum: What's Going On
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Apparently balancing a wheelset by grinding out bits of the rim is normal...
    Post by: class8mikado, Sep 8, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction