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    LMS tenders

    I seem to have opened a can of worms! However, many thanks for answering a question that has bothered me for years.
    Post by: GW 5972, Mar 30, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS tenders

    Thank you for your help and simplified explanation. It just seems odd that some 5XP’s persisted with Fowler tenders to the end yet 5’s didn’t...
    Post by: GW 5972, Mar 30, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS tenders

    One question has bothered me for many years, and that is why 5XP’s and 8F’s could often be seen with Fowler tenders but I have never seen one...
    Post by: GW 5972, Mar 30, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Newport scrap yards.

    Buttigeigs?
    Post by: GW 5972, Dec 10, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Pacers: The End

    No one seems to mention South Wales where Pacers are still a staple while we wait for our ‘new’ 30 plus year old trains to enter service . Have...
    Post by: GW 5972, Nov 29, 2020 in forum: Diesel & Electric Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Llandudno?
    Post by: GW 5972, Nov 9, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Great Britain 2020 - now GB XIV in 2021

    Many a true word spoken in jest! As one who should have been on the GB I fear we may not have seen much steam due to the extremely dry weather....
    Post by: GW 5972, Apr 26, 2020 in forum: What's Going On
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    Locomotives that NEARLY made it

    I was the SVR member who spotted the tender from 44888 at Cadoxton en-route to Woodhams yard and immediately got on the phone, I think to David...
    Post by: GW 5972, Apr 24, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction