Johnbs letzte Aktivitäten
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Johnb antwortete auf das Thema K&WVR Steam Gala 19-22 March 2026.
Some of these northerners need to learn a bit about Southern headcodes!
23 März 2026 um 21:15 -
Johnb gefällt Karlhs Beitrag in dem Thema K&WVR Steam Gala 19-22 March 2026.
A fantastic weekend, I managed to visit on Thursday and Saturday so here's my video. For anyone who just wants to hear the castle I suggest jumping to 15:47 where its climbs the bank from Damems, note that the clip starts with it leaving Damems...
23 März 2026 um 21:01
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Johnb gefällt torgormaigs Beitrag in dem Thema K&WVR Steam Gala 19-22 March 2026.
Here is a picture of two of the gala stars that could have been taken today, but instead of being dated 22nd March 2026 the date is in fact the spring gala on 22nd March 1975 [ATTACH] Peter
23 März 2026 um 20:59
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Johnb antwortete auf das Thema Sir Nigel Gresley - The L.N.E.R.’s First C.M.E..
The railway companies were commercial organisations and the reluctance to absorb basket case local railways goes back further than 1923. The NB wouldn’t work the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway on the basis that the revenue wouldn’t cover...
20 März 2026 um 12:42 -
Johnb antwortete auf das Thema Sir Nigel Gresley - The L.N.E.R.’s First C.M.E..
Any design can be improved with the benefit of hindsight and engineering mistakes are made now, the Ford Ecotech engine being one. My limited knowledge comes from talking to enginemen back in steam days and now. The most awkward to oil up the...
20 März 2026 um 11:11 -
Johnb gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Sir Nigel Gresley - The L.N.E.R.’s First C.M.E..
Didn’t we have a long thread somewhere considering Gresley and the strengths and weaknesses of his designs, the vagaries of valve gear, and trying to set it all in context of the various constraints he was under as a CME? I seem to recall we...
20 März 2026 um 09:21
