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MellishR ответил(а) в теме Danish F Class 654 and the ESPS.

No harm in mentioning this here, but it was already announced two months ago on the Nene Valley Railway thread https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/nene-valley-railway.693667/page-53

MellishR ответил(а) в теме Vintage Trains 2026.

I can't find the outward journey on RTT.

MellishR нравится сообщение 2857Harry в теме SVR General Discussion.

It is funded through the WMRE. It’s a really joined up, collaborative scheme which is designed to test the water. There’s no loser in it at all. SVR get paid to run it as a contract job, so can’t lose. WMRE fund it, and get the data needed to...

MellishR нравится сообщение ilvaporista в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

I think it is more a question of one trailer, rather than one each for engine and tender A very sensible move. That leads me on to another question of any other variations possible of hire locos with already available tenders. Would we see...

MellishR нравится сообщение jnc в теме Kent & East Sussex Railway.

I understand your desire to point out the contradiction, and I get the joke, but I feel the need to be pedantic, and observe that in the real world, languages appropriate vocabulary from each other all the time. Ironically, English (the focus of...

MellishR нравится сообщение Robin в теме Vintage Trains 2026.

Confirmed: Change of date for the Mayflower. Correct decision and well handled IMO.

MellishR создал(а) новую тему.

Pendon Museum

The only post I can find mentioning Pendon is in a thread from 2009 https://www.national-preservation.com/posts/293588/ so I'm starting a new one. Pendon is not only, or even mainly, a model railway. It's model of a stretch of the Vale of White...

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MellishR ответил(а) в теме Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

Those are all valid considerations, but my question was a specific response to which I took, perhaps mistakenly, to refer to the economics of operating Canadian Pacific on the Mid-Hants.

MellishR ответил(а) в теме Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

Would a Bulleid on the Mid-Hants ever be worked hard?

MellishR нравится сообщение Jamessquared в теме Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

Although I get the point that a Merchant Navy is a very large loco for operating 5 coach trains, it remains the case that the cheapest loco to operate is the one you have available right now. In other words - 35005 may burn a lot of coal, but the...

MellishR нравится сообщение ghost в теме 82045 The way ahead?.

No credit, but there's always blame to be shared out... :D

MellishR нравится сообщение KHARDS в теме 35025 Brocklebank Line.

Thanks Tom. That was exactly the point I was making. Or trying to make. I knew a loco owner who did most of the overhaul himself, but wasn't a driver and almost lost interest when it worked. Some people are happy sleeping in a support coach...

MellishR нравится сообщение Jamessquared в теме 35025 Brocklebank Line.

I think the point being made isn't necessarily about age per se. Rather, in a group like that, there will inevitably be some people who are primarily interested in the restoration / mechanical side, and some primarily in the operational side; and...