ghosts letzte Aktivitäten
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ghost gefällt Flying Phils Beitrag in dem Thema Windcutter Wagons.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] With cooler weather we had five people working earlier today. More small jobs were done on #676 in the shed and we are waiting for the new "W" iron to be delivered before we can finish the floor and put the new fixed end on....
19 August 2026 um 21:03
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ghost antwortete auf das Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
A correction: they own 841, 830 and 825, but 830 has never steamed in preservation and 841 has bent frames which is why 825 was restored.
19 August 2026 um 21:02 -
ghost antwortete auf das Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
The SLL website says that the class 40 wheelsets were sold and that the frames were to a WC/BoB design, but they have not yet been found in the undergrowth at Sellindge
19 August 2026 um 13:56 -
ghost antwortete auf das Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
I believe there are also axleboxes etc from a Schools tender.
19 August 2026 um 13:39 -
ghost gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Maybe having a loco overhaul to plod along with will help, rather than the pressure of keeping one in service. Some groups also find that some of their members are more interested in the overhaul side of things than ongoing maintenance.
18 August 2026 um 19:30 -
ghost gefällt Brevas Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
The fascia boards do have bolts in them already, I'm not sure why there are G clamps, except perhaps to wind you up? [ATTACH] In this picture the bolts are being fitted. You can also see the complicated layers of material to make everything fit...
17 August 2026 um 23:08
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ghost gefällt Bikermikes Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
A man on youtube said... Possibly not that credible...
17 August 2026 um 23:04 -
ghost gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Do L&BR carriages have a source of on-board power? If not, any carriage-mounted powered ramp is a non-starter - even ignoring the large amount of space it takes up. What might be a reasonable solution in a Mark 1 on a line with long carriage...
17 August 2026 um 21:33 -
ghost gefällt Brevas Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
The canopy is being lifted in at the moment: [ATTACH]
17 August 2026 um 14:29
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ghost antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here Colin, and suggest that no-one else has ever seriously suggested 7 coach trains, extending platforms and bringing in larger locos from around the world except you. I've certainly never seen it...
17 August 2026 um 10:32 -
ghost gefällt DaveEs Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
All in the notion of making the L&B something it never was and you loose the charm of the Little Train to Lynton. Some of the stations may be able to have longer platforms but to be honest, as soon as you do that, you loose that uniqueness and...
17 August 2026 um 07:26 -
ghost gefällt DaveEs Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Just as a point of interest. As we know the L&B is fairly limited to a maximum of 5 carriages per rake except for very occasional longer rake specials such as the closing of the line train due to platform lengths. Most platform lengths on the...
17 August 2026 um 07:17 -
ghost gefällt Old Kent Bikers Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I think the L&B could do well to stick to what it knows: we have well-established and authorised heritage underframe and bogie designs, so why not utilise those, and build lightweight modern-image or heritage-style aluminium/steel/fiberglass...
16 August 2026 um 22:41 -
ghost gefällt DaveEs Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Colin, I really do admire your enthusiasm :) That said, while it can be speculated over and over here on loco and rolling stock options, the person who really knows what's needed or is viable is Stuart Nelhams our General Manager. He is very...
16 August 2026 um 19:02 -
ghost gefällt Pete Thornhills Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
A railway doesn’t need to own their own engines as the be all and end all. Look at the GWSR as an example. They only ever owned two small saddle tanks and sold both of them. Not one of their current or past steam fleet (with the exception of the...
15 August 2026 um 20:16
