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Recent Content by William Fletcher

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    Telford Steam Railway - Latest news

    Would it be possinle to give the poor old Ironbrdige Paeckeet some love, local engine and all that and poor old girl was looking tired last year....
    Post by: William Fletcher, May 23, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Teifi Valley Railway

    TVR volunteer, I respectfully suggest that you ease back and forget what's in the past, it helps none of us. Your railway will benefit from you...
    Post by: William Fletcher, May 21, 2025 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Railway200: The Greatest Gathering. Derby Litchurch Lane. 1-3 August.

    Ageed Stepehen, when the Middelton Top beam enfine was announved to be runing on steam over the early May Bank holiday a few months ago, it became...
    Post by: William Fletcher, May 19, 2025 in forum: Galas and Events
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    Railway200: The Greatest Gathering. Derby Litchurch Lane. 1-3 August.

    Site capacity and car parking will also be an issue, for an industeial site that's not normally set up to cater for visitors. Have you ever...
    Post by: William Fletcher, May 19, 2025 in forum: Galas and Events
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    Beamish Festival of Transport 25 May - 1 June

    Demonstration, theres no passenger facilites or rolling sotkc
    Post by: William Fletcher, May 13, 2025 in forum: Galas and Events
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    Fire Risk and Preserved Lines

    Several lineside fires on the Wroth Vally during my trip on Easter Sunday, mostly dealt with by the train crews, but on a light train with the...
    Post by: William Fletcher, May 12, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Most interesting short heritage line.

    We visitede Steeple Grange on Sartutday, great welcome, great cuppa, two different lines to ride on and a really good heritage/natural history...
    Post by: William Fletcher, May 8, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    I suspect that it was because it did batle with a BR loco (a Q6?) and won?
    Post by: William Fletcher, Apr 25, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    6201, her new lease of life.

    Paint froth!
    Post by: William Fletcher, Apr 10, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    Looked like John Rogers fromn one of the films I saw
    Post by: William Fletcher, Apr 10, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    I'm inlcinmed to quote a former colleage of mine in that "tghey can't be doing it right" ;)
    Post by: William Fletcher, Apr 10, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    The point is another media splash for a cash strapped trust - that's all I can see
    Post by: William Fletcher, Mar 24, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    There are several live steam model engineered versions of the P2 with fully working gear, the technology is understoofd by sevral
    Post by: William Fletcher, Mar 17, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    When you've poured tens of thousands of pounds of your own money into a project, you can paint it what colour you like - the late Gerald Boden...
    Post by: William Fletcher, Mar 14, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction