Does anyone know if Robin Barnes (author of "Locomotives that never where" etc) is still with us? And if so, anyone know how to contact him? Thanks
I was idly musing about whether any pre-grouping liveries lasted long enough to be photographed in colour*. Does anyone know what was the latest...
I have been keeping an eye on the RHDR webcam, eagerly awaiting my first sighting of Black Prince (my favourite loco, ever - since the Liverpool...
Thursday 10th June Andrew Shimmin presents "Locomotives of the Egyptian State Railway: from the earliest beginnings to the present day"...
Anyone know anything about the Queensland Railway old A10 class 2-4-0 which was partly restored by the local council over a decade ago?...
Does anyone know, did the auction of engines from Audley End go ahead in March? If so, any idea where they are headed to? A great shame, in my...
Query on the use of Joy's valve gear on the LNWR and L&Y. On the LNW, I know the Cauliflowers were the first locos with Joy's valve gear. Was it...
I was wondering if anyone knows of any photos of the Midland 2606 Class "Belpaire" 4-4-0s in original condition as built by Johnson? These are the...
I'm a big fan of Dorothy L Sayers detective Lord Peter Wimsey, and in particular of Five Red Hearings, set in Galloway and published in 1931. The...
My daughter and I had a lovely trip on the BVR today. I have always had a great time at the BVR, it is such a friendly line and always a great...
Can anyone tell me the following (in each case for regular scheduled services, not one-off records)? - the furthest that a single loco took a...
I thought I heard about a project to restore at least one of these locos. Is this still at an early stage, or can we expect one of them back soon?...
What's the latest on the former Sutton Coldfield collection, i.e. Sutton Flyer, Sutton Belle, Mighty Atom and the lovely rolling stock and...
I think this has been discussed before but time has moved on, and I am a bit confused... Are there any surviving Heywood locos or rolling stock...
I'm looking for where the Gresley conjugated valve gear was used, away from its home system. I know of some freight 4-10-2 locos in NSW, and I...
Not heritage as such, but... How did slip coaches work? How did they uncouple, and the brake hose too? How do do you pick them up again on the way...
Interesting - do you have any reference source for the gauge conversion of the BNR locos? If this is true, I'm surprised I've not come across it...
I thought the Webb Compounds deserved their own thread. They always spark much discussion, a lot of it based on looking backwards through the...
My colleague and I came across this loco while exploring Old Dhaka. Although it looks British, it's a postwar Japanese build to an interwar...
I am interested to find out more about the evolution of suburban/commuter services in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In particular, what...
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