Flying Phil's Recent Activity
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Flying Phil replied to the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
As ever I am grateful for a more detailed and reasoned reply, whatever happens, we are in for an even greater Great Central! I'm sure many people are spending many many hours looking at alternatives and implications. Many more people are making...
May 2, 2024 at 5:33 PM -
Flying Phil attached a file to the thread Windcutter Wagons.
Another workday saw four of us in action. The paintwork on #733 has been finished (bar the stripe and numbers) and we now have 3 d printed wagon plates fitted! [ATTACH] and the wagons outside the shed are looking presentable but a new floor is...
May 2, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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Flying Phil liked misspentyouth62's post in the thread Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.
I'm also noticing short videos appearing on YouTube showing some work on various Bulleids including Sir Fred Pile at Sellinge. A thumbs up from me for these.
May 2, 2024 at 10:25 AM -
Flying Phil replied to the thread Mountsorrel Heritage Centre.
Thanks Ricky for your detailed reply - much appreciated and you are obviously closely involved, so well done!
May 2, 2024 at 10:15 AM -
Flying Phil replied to the thread Mountsorrel Heritage Centre.
That lift bridge is coming along really nicely! Will they have a shallow "pool" of water beneath the lift beam to simulate the canal?
May 2, 2024 at 9:11 AM -
Flying Phil replied to the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
As Hando says, there will be a short double track embankment (80m ish) from the canal bridge. This will go down to a single track over a short steel bridge over the Severn Trent Combined Sewer Outlet. This has to allow vehicle access beneath....
May 2, 2024 at 7:44 AM -
Flying Phil liked pmh_74's post in the thread B462772.
I found a Youtube review of the Palbrick models here: 3 minute review - KR Models Palbrick wagons - YouTube It shows the lettering in more detail, whereas the previous link I posted to the manufacturer's website just shows the unlettered...
Apr 29, 2024 at 4:52 PM -
Flying Phil liked pmh_74's post in the thread B462772.
Various things conspired to prevent any progress on this vehicle in 2023. Hoping for more luck this year! We spent the weekend preparing and fitting another 10 floor planks, with only one of the main ones left to do. 9 were relatively...
Apr 29, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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Flying Phil replied to the thread 567 Victorian 4-4-0 New Build.
There are pictures on FB showing the dragbox being machined - it certainly is a large item. More parts have been removed from Ruddington. There is a steady increase in followers on the FB site. Hopefully some of them will become, or are,...
Apr 29, 2024 at 8:13 AM -
Flying Phil liked lynbarn's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Many years ago when there was just the L&BR Association I recall that OSHI was offered to the Association of £500,000 pounds, but at that time we just didn't have the money or Woody Bay either. in fact I don't think we had a plan to do anything.
Apr 28, 2024 at 3:53 PM -
Flying Phil replied to the thread 6880 Betton Grange.
Nice panning shot Martin! Betton Grange looks fantastic - Well done to All concerned.
Apr 28, 2024 at 1:18 PM -
Flying Phil replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Whilst it is obviously very concerning that the accounts are difficult to follow, I suspect the reality is not a deliberate policy of obscurity - rather that a relatively small organisation had the opportunity to buy a crucial part of their...
Apr 28, 2024 at 1:13 PM -
Flying Phil replied to the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
As ever, thank you, Jonnie for your engagement on this forum, it is really good to have your detailed comments.
Apr 27, 2024 at 6:21 PM -
Flying Phil replied to the thread Windcutter Wagons.
As may be realised we are on course to getting four, or even five, wagons back into running order by the middle of this year. So what is left to do? By my records we have five wagons requiring major work. B 279722 (Ex ICI with poor wheelsets), B...
Apr 26, 2024 at 12:45 PM -
Flying Phil replied to the thread Southwold Railway.
There has been a SG electric railcar operation in Australia (Byron Bay?) which used solar recharging for the past three or four years I believe. Well done though, I think you can certainly claim a UK NG first!...and probably a UK first. How far...
Apr 26, 2024 at 12:38 PM
