MellishR's Recent Activity
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MellishR replied to the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.
There do seem to have been some instances of failure to standardise parts that very well could have been the same across more classes.
Apr 26, 2024 at 12:57 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread Trainspotting.
My Dad took me trainspotting. About one minute's walk from home was the station footpath on the cutting side above Bushey and Oxhey (as it then was) station. Also within walking distance were Bushey troughs. He also took me to a field near...
Apr 26, 2024 at 12:46 PM -
MellishR liked Romsey's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Stevens lever frames of the age of M&4M and Romsey are not really suitable for just swapping standard components. Swapping a "few levers" at Romsey to reinstate full height levers was fraught with problems. First of all some had forged levers...
Apr 26, 2024 at 7:52 AM -
MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
I'd suggest two things: A railway has to invest in its motive power to survive. Deferring that investment will lead to a motive power crisis in a few year's time. So a need for cash for the railway doesn't mean that investment in the future...
Apr 25, 2024 at 4:05 PM -
MellishR liked Josh Voce's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Just because the railway is asking for money to survive, does not mean that a separate appeal cannot run alongside it. Quite often people who give money to a locomotive appeal are not the same as those that give to a railway wide appeal and...
Apr 25, 2024 at 4:04 PM -
MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
It’s unique, but there are many unique locos of comparable age and complexity! I guess there is £10k of transport before you even start … The key questions for me would be: How much stripping down does the NRM (and indeed Swanage) want to...
Apr 25, 2024 at 4:01 PM -
MellishR liked Alan Kebby's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Surely no taxpayers money is involved. Any overhaul would be fully funded by the Swanage Railway and it’s supporters.
Apr 25, 2024 at 4:01 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
Thank you. That PDF lists The Snowdonian and various other events without explanation, but I have now found the details elsewhere on the website. I may come for The Snowdonian II.
Apr 25, 2024 at 9:30 AM -
MellishR replied to the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
How does one find out in advance when they're going to run a train all the way on both lines?
Apr 25, 2024 at 8:02 AM -
MellishR liked Groks212's post in the thread Tornado.
The lack of updates is seriously making this long time covenantor think about cancelling my support. The last news regarding the overhaul was 1st March when Steve Davies said it was due to begin static testing at the end of March, with main line...
Apr 25, 2024 at 7:57 AM -
MellishR replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
That organisation, however, is clear what it's for, has progress to report, and AFAIK has not felt the need to buy a pub in order to secure a stretch of the canal's route.
Apr 23, 2024 at 4:46 PM
