Johnme101s letzte Aktivitäten
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Johnme101 gefällt ianh1s Beitrag in dem Thema BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.
Last week we took delivery of the Timken bearings for the coupled wheels. Here's the details Key Milestone Reached as Roller Bearings Arrive for Hengist Locomotive Six roller bearings required for the coupled wheels of the new-build BR Standard...
23 Dezember 2025 um 17:53
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Johnme101 gefällt Matt78s Beitrag in dem Thema The Gwili Railway thread.
Any hey presto here is a photo of our TSO in gloss red! Probably best to see the 7 coach top and tail picture above in terms of how far the railway has come but also having more to do! happy Christmas to all NatPres readers, Matt
23 Dezember 2025 um 17:49
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Johnme101 gefällt Karlhs Beitrag in dem Thema East Lancs Railway.
A couple from Burrs of the ELR Santas. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
23 Dezember 2025 um 17:48
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Johnme101 gefällt torgormaigs Beitrag in dem Thema Flying Scotsman.
Following on from this a friend at the NRM has sent me this interesting photograph of Flying Scotsman's weigh shaft. Not only is it stamped 103 and 4472 but if you look carefully at the first 4 of 4472 you can see that it has been stamped over...
23 Dezember 2025 um 10:06
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Johnme101 gefällt Matt78s Beitrag in dem Thema The Gwili Railway thread.
Some catching up to do on this thread.. just to confirm, the door open is actually a roller shutter raised to allow ventilation to the area of the kitchen car where the generator is located. This part is normally closed off from the rest of the...
23 Dezember 2025 um 10:02 -
Johnme101 gefällt mikehartuks Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
Latest updates from Rother Valley Railway at the link below cover the run up to the Christmas - New Year period shut down at the link below: https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/ We have been lucky with work out along the trackbed having had a period...
23 Dezember 2025 um 10:01 -
Johnme101 gefällt Gladiator 5076s Beitrag in dem Thema Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Two images from a wet and dark afternoon yesterday, and one this afternoon en route to Poole Hospital where I just got to Afflington on time. Ironically I only took the camera to get Manston on the way back from Poole, but once again I was back...
23 Dezember 2025 um 09:55
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Johnme101 gefällt blink bonnys Beitrag in dem Thema Flying Scotsman.
How 'original' was any loco after its first service? When a loco went into the works and a faulty part was discovered, or a replacement needed for planned maintenance, then a part was simply taken off a shelf from the inventory of...
22 Dezember 2025 um 17:23 -
Johnme101 gefällt Duty Druids Beitrag in dem Thema Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Hmmm........ :rolleyes: We had no intention of having a working party atop the hill yesterday, but things changed as reports reached us that there had been an attempt to get our next project into the yard, but the attempt failed due to seized...
22 Dezember 2025 um 17:20 -
Johnme101 gefällt green fives Beitrag in dem Thema Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
As mentioned in the whats going on area of the forum the 150 unit is arriving at her new home tommorrow from Derby: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K49420/2025-12-23/detailed
22 Dezember 2025 um 17:20 -
Johnme101 gefällt Matt78s Beitrag in dem Thema The Gwili Railway thread.
Photo credit -John Jones
22 Dezember 2025 um 17:18
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Johnme101 gefällt Spamcan81s Beitrag in dem Thema Flying Scotsman.
IMO that story is complete and utter rubbish. 4472 was running around in private ownership while 60052 was still strutting its stuff on behalf of British railways
22 Dezember 2025 um 10:06 -
Johnme101 gefällt Spitfires Beitrag in dem Thema North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
And Wissington
22 Dezember 2025 um 10:04 -
Johnme101 gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema Didcot Railway Centre.
It also spent a lot of time out of traffic. Between first steaming and first movement was nearly a year. It had periods out of traffic for boiler repairs, blastpipe modifications and preparing for mainline work.
21 Dezember 2025 um 17:18 -
Johnme101 gefällt green fives Beitrag in dem Thema Didcot Railway Centre.
A post on Facebook earlier reported that 6023 is now being assessed for a possible return to steam. The post is from someone who visited recently and they claim to have spoken to people who work at Didcot. Apparently they reckon that the boiler...
21 Dezember 2025 um 17:18
