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    Ebay Watch - Parry People Movers

    Can't be much metal in that lot.
    Post by: D6332found, Mar 25, 2023 at 7:46 PM in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    Wonder about the Hunslet proposal for the L&B providing an interesting geopolitical variation?
    Post by: D6332found, Mar 25, 2023 at 3:21 PM in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Beeches Light Railway for sale

    Was a wonderful set up only visited last year and the owner was extremely generous and kind, a true gentleman. Very sad it has to end. Rekindled...
    Post by: D6332found, Mar 24, 2023 at 10:56 PM in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Sir Nigel Gresley - The L.N.E.R.’s First C.M.E.

    Wish I'd written down about the Still engine. No mention was adequate of noise but was pretty reliable on a daily.freight I think to Hull and...
    Post by: D6332found, Jan 31, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    I think a couple of A5s beat it out the door. 5003, 5006. However their livery was an odd mix of GCR green and red with L&NER lettering. They were...
    Post by: D6332found, Jan 27, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    The 'Ghost' A3 Salmon Trout

    Perhaps a boiler thread is of interest. There's the GNR Atlantic on the LBSC copy. 61264 ran o Springbok. Blue Peters ran on 2x A1s including...
    Post by: D6332found, Jan 26, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    The 'Ghost' A3 Salmon Trout

    Thanks for clarifying So boiler 27024 was fitted to many A3s, SCEPTRE PRETTY POLLY THE TETRACH PRINCE OF WALES SINGAPORE LEMBERG AND SALMON...
    Post by: D6332found, Jan 26, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    The 'Ghost' A3 Salmon Trout

    Hi all Now boiler numbers are on brdatabase I wonder if anyone knows which one is now on 4472? Just very interested which locos the boiler ran on....
    Thread by: D6332found, Jan 25, 2023, 33 replies, in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    The Locomotive was 100 on Monday Happy Birthday E1472!!!!
    Post by: D6332found, Jan 25, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion 2012 - 2022

    I don't think that's correct, see lner info and first hand accounts, however they weren't so bad as Great Northern, which was kept as a spare at...
    Post by: D6332found, Jan 20, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion 2012 - 2022

    Looking at the mongrel Pacific V2/A2, has any wise sage ever calculated what boiler pressure they would have needed to be adequately boilered?
    Post by: D6332found, Jan 20, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Sir Nigel Gresley - The L.N.E.R.’s First C.M.E.

    It was a legend in WW2 V2s in particular A3s in the tunnel with load 20. It was to do with troop movements at night
    Post by: D6332found, Jan 20, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    Glad the coin is a single chimney and without the Kriegslok spectacles, which it only carried a year in service
    Post by: D6332found, Jan 14, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    60007 (4498) Sir Nigel Gresley Overhaul

    Not having had time to see her in black, is there anyway of viewing 7 in black remains?
    Post by: D6332found, Dec 27, 2022 in forum: Steam Traction