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    Rother Valley Railway

    I wonder how helpful it is to the cause of the RVR to be implying the local populace are a bunch of shotgun-wielding yokels only interested in...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Jan 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    … and might again this year … Tom
    Post by: Jamessquared, Jan 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    Ah yes :) No, I don't think it is Lord of the Isles (or Iron Duke) that will be boldly heading out on to the mainline from that list... Tom
    Post by: Jamessquared, Jan 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    My mistake - “Iron Duke”, one of those big broad gauge things, for which an Austerity bravely gave its life. (But all GWR locos look the same, so...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Jan 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    Not to mention a replica “Rocket” (several in fact): “Sans Pareil”, Novelty”, “Locomotion”, “Steam Elephant”, a Trevethick replica, “Firefly,...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Jan 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    What the plan is for No. 35011 is going to blow your mind! ;) Tom
    Post by: Jamessquared, Jan 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    Could probably add the remains of OW&W No. 34 (GWR No. 252) as well giving a 22nd example. Tom
    Post by: Jamessquared, Jan 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    I think the other confusion is people are conflating words that refer to a state ( ie, “preserved”) and those that relate to a process (ie...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Jan 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    That’s not what “preserved” means. Keeping a loco in the state it was found (for want of a better term) without modifying or changing any...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Jan 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    There are plenty of historic (pre-preservation) examples of tank engines becoming tender engines and the other way. Typically you’d call them...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Jan 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM in forum: Steam Traction