Can someone tell me why a loco of this class is always called a "Schools" rather than a "School"? I can't think of any other class where the...
Dear Andy. Very many thanks for your explanation.
I have wondered for a long time how the WSR became a Red route when a preserved railway. My understanding is that the line was a Blue route under...
If I remember correctly, one of the footplate crew was killed No, No, No. I already bitterly regret my post. No one died. I worked at Didcot...
but perhaps the 56xx tank, which does seem a trifle unloved? I would hesitate to say never but 6697 dropped a flue tube which put someone in...
Ye Gods, if it goes as well as it looks....
Interesting photographs. I may be wrong but I think the lock nut (the thin one) is normally fitted to the outer end of the thread, the full size...
Well, a lot of Dean Goods ended up beyond these shores.
My understanding is that a major factor in the demise of the hydraulics was the requirement to close Swindon Works. The pay scales were high...
The vehicle that I want to see restored is GWR 70' Dreadnought 3299. Preserved in 1964 and since stored at Didcot for around 50 years. A story I...
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