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Sheffs letzte Aktivitäten

  1. Sheff gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    To watch the "asthmatic figurehead"?

    6 Juli 2026 um 13:42

  2. Sheff antwortete auf das Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    Obviously. But then again I’m not in the habit of trekking miles to watch anything go by.

    6 Juli 2026 um 13:38

  3. Sheff gefällt James Hewetts Beitrag in dem Thema Southwold Railway.

    A reminder about the upcoming Blythburgh Station Open Day on Sunday July 26th - 10.30 'til 15.45, all free apart from a small charge for (short!) train rides. Latitude Festival is on, just up the road, so avoiding Henham and approaching us via...

    6 Juli 2026 um 10:58

  4. Sheff gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    "Asthmatic figurehead" is cruel but also perfectly accurate. In defence of WC, I dont think they've ever succumbed to using 3 diesels to assist one steam loco on a charter like Saphos LSL did yesterday ....

    5 Juli 2026 um 18:58

  5. Sheff gefällt Andy Bs Beitrag in dem Thema 76077.

    Only money! It seems to be disappearing at a very quick rate with some hefty bills coming in from leaky finders. What’s great to see though is the progress they have made. I’ll post some boiler pics soon but in the meantime here are the latest...

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  6. Sheff gefällt Andy Bs Beitrag in dem Thema 76077.

    Another month has flown by with some more progress. Work has continued at LMS on the cylinder cladding, made some years ago we decided it needed some tweaking for a better fit. The two new sand boxes have had the sand traps fitted up and soon we...

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  7. Sheff gefällt Andy Bs Beitrag in dem Thema 76077.

    Another month rolls by! We finally have an idea of the final cost to complete the boiler from here on in, but before that’s published we’re looking at how we finance this and of course let our shareholders and supporters know. In Devon, work has...

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  8. Sheff antwortete auf das Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    I have every sympathy with @Big Al’s views, I wouldn’t want to be shoved around in a coffin by a diesel with an asthmatic figurehead up front. However, my solution is simple - I save my money and no longer book any tour that involves WCRC.

    5 Juli 2026 um 13:56

  9. Sheff gefällt henrywinskills Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    Agreed John, but there are the WCR disciples on here (can think of 3) who are blinded by their allegiance.

    5 Juli 2026 um 13:51

  10. Sheff gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    It betrays a very peculiar mindset to suggest somebody goes to the trouble and expense of travelling with the aim of being disappointed in order to criticise the operator! On the broader points about 'performance', it seems to me that the heart...

    5 Juli 2026 um 13:49

  11. Sheff gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    I do it just to annoy you two who seem to think WCR can do no wrong. ;) And to prove it why not swallow this one. Today's itinerary was good and it seems that despite the weather up north, we may have been operating under fire risk regs. That...

    5 Juli 2026 um 13:47

  12. Sheff gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    So here we are taking water at Heaton just 15 miles from our Morpeth drop off point! It was a nice run up to York with Les Ross doing what it does best. At York the ECML made us late away plus a power failure in York Depot that marooned...

    5 Juli 2026 um 13:47

  13. Sheff gefällt steam_mads Beitrag in dem Thema No 246 Morayshire.

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Re-wheeled this week at Bo’ness; boiler now in the final stages at LMS too!

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  14. Sheff gefällt LMS2968s Beitrag in dem Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    I know you have the Book on Webb's Three-cylinder compounds. Have a look at all the additional pipework in the smokebox which gets in the way of routine maintenance, such as tube replacement and even cleaning. Take the Midland Compounds with...

    4 Juli 2026 um 07:52

  15. Sheff gefällt LMS2968s Beitrag in dem Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    'Best' is a word rather open to interpretation; you need to specify from which point of view they were 'Best'. As you say the Compounds had their weaknesses and the main one was size - or lack of it. They were more than big enough for the...

    4 Juli 2026 um 07:46
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