Miffs letzte Aktivitäten
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Miff antwortete auf das Thema Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Very early in my career I worked for a small(ish) manufacturing company. At a meeting about new products the MD summed up the discussion as “so what we need is a Cheap S**t Unit for the export market”. The R&D man wrote down ‘CSU’ and took it...
24 August 2026 um 23:18 -
Miff gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
Not the first time it's been suggested. When the M1 came to Leeds the highways authority didn't want to build a bridge over the Middleton Railway due to the cost and asked what the alternatives were. The then chairman of Middleton (Fred Youell)...
23 August 2026 um 22:47 -
Miff gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
Where there's a will there's a way! I mean, if the Kiwi's can put a level crossing over a runway, then what's to stop one on the M25? At least the vehicle traffic will inevitably be moving slowly, so hardly any additional hold up ... [MEDIA] Tom
23 August 2026 um 22:47 -
Miff antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I agree with @35B - leave it to the railway and/or their planning consultants to refute objections, if necessary, in a professional manner. They will be watching, as anyone can, the incoming comments. Stating the reasons why the railway is a...
23 August 2026 um 21:26 -
Miff gefällt Fenways Beitrag in dem Thema Denmark's First Steam Locomotive in Action.
At the Danish Railway Museum in Odense, they built an authentic replica of the country's first steam locomotive from 1846. Like so many first generation steam locomotives of that era, the original "Odin" was also built in England by Sharp...
23 August 2026 um 14:06 -
Miff gefällt DaveEs Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I had heard that she did amazingly well on the WHR too. As such, if the MW new builds are going to be just as good, why keep looking at locos from other railways which may need extensive restoration after initial purchase costs, may not be...
21 August 2026 um 18:07 -
Miff gefällt mikehartuks Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
Rother Valley Railway locomotive 'Charwelton' recently moved to the Avon Valley Railway in preparation for testing and commissioning prior to its return to service at K&ESR. Its rebuild has included a new 180psi boiler, new cylinders & tyres...
20 August 2026 um 08:16 -
Miff gefällt Johnbs Beitrag in dem Thema 6024 King Edward 1.
I have a feeling that the animosity between WC and the other TOCs is largely manufactured by certain factions with the lineside fraternity and armchair commentators
19 August 2026 um 12:26
