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Recent Content by TonyW

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    Isle Of Man Steam Railway

    Always fancied seeing a DRGW K-36 there...
    Post by: TonyW, Oct 20, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions

    Just trying to remember which steam locos the SVR actually own... 4930, 7819, 43106 are the only possibilities I can think of. Is that correct?...
    Post by: TonyW, Aug 17, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Question about Western and Hymek numbering

    Can't speak for the Hymeks, but removing the number plates from Westerns would be the easy bit. Doing so would then leave a big rusty patch of...
    Post by: TonyW, Jul 30, 2023 in forum: Diesel & Electric Traction
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    RH&DR Winston Churchill

    Good to see that one of them has a proper chimney...
    Post by: TonyW, May 16, 2013 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    Palmerston was... "However it was sold to a consortium in 1974 and removed to Derbyshire ..." http://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/Palmerston
    Post by: TonyW, Apr 27, 2013 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY - AN OPEN LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

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    Post by: TonyW, Feb 9, 2013 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Flagstaff Arizona

    4960 worked through to Grand Canyon with the Alco FA diesels on Saturday 17th September 2011.
    Post by: TonyW, Oct 14, 2012 in forum: International Heritage Railways/Tramways
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    Pre TOPS Class 45's

    I reckon D65 at Swindon is a Class 46 ... D165 maybe?
    Post by: TonyW, Oct 11, 2012 in forum: Diesel & Electric Traction
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    Flagstaff Arizona

    I was last in Flagstaff in September 2011, and this was my first visit since 2005. The one thing that I noticed the most was that there were no...
    Post by: TonyW, Oct 7, 2012 in forum: International Heritage Railways/Tramways
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    King of the Scarlets, Michael and Liassic.

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    Post by: TonyW, Sep 20, 2012 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions

    Thanks, and that makes sense!
    Post by: TonyW, Jul 19, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions

    Thanks, I've not seen that before. I found this piece of news interesting: 5164 is currently out of traffic and sat on the lifting jacks, with...
    Post by: TonyW, Jul 19, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    WHR/FR news

    From the designer's notes, which he was kind enough to send me: Uniform axle load of approximately 7 1/2 Tons, with each axle transmitting the...
    Post by: TonyW, Jul 19, 2012 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Tech Questions about Fairlies/Garratts

    My worst trip up was with 143 and took 55 minutes from Caernarfon to Dinas on an autumnal morning. And yes, the sanders were working!
    Post by: TonyW, Jul 12, 2012 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Tech Questions about Fairlies/Garratts

    I concur. I used to drive both types at the FR and WHR. When leaving Penrhyn on an Up train, for example, a Fairlie would often be out-of-sync as...
    Post by: TonyW, Jul 8, 2012 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways