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    Westerham Valley Railway Association (failed Heritage Line attempt)

    Wikipedia says: After closure, an attempt was made to re-open the line, using a former Blackpool Marton Vambac single deck tram, no. 11. The tram...
    Сообщение от: W14, 16 фев 2016 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Westerham Valley Railway Association (failed Heritage Line attempt)

    No, the Westerham line proposed to use three ex-GWR railcars to run its proposed weekday commuter service but none were ever bought for the line....
    Сообщение от: W14, 16 фев 2016 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Westerham Valley Railway Association (failed Heritage Line attempt)

    The controversy about the closure was that the Transport Users Consultative Committees finally recommended that the line be retained but Ernest...
    Сообщение от: W14, 16 фев 2016 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Westerham Valley Railway Association (failed Heritage Line attempt)

    I will, as soon as I have a date. The publisher will be Noodle Books, now owned by Crecy Publishing.
    Сообщение от: W14, 16 фев 2016 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Westerham Valley Railway Association (failed Heritage Line attempt)

    The C Class (592) and the O1 (65) were also bought with the intention of working on the Westerham line too.
    Сообщение от: W14, 15 фев 2016 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Westerham Valley Railway Association (failed Heritage Line attempt)

    My book on the controversial closure of the Westerham line and the even more controversial story of the failed preservation attempt is due in the...
    Сообщение от: W14, 15 фев 2016 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Meon Valley Railway Restoration

    These people are unbelievable. The drainage on much of the trail was abominable, making it unusable after wet weather. The trees were completely...
    Сообщение от: W14, 4 май 2015 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Flying Scotsman

    It's off-topic but Fishbourne was in a terrible state by the end of steam on the Island. She only ran on the last day by dint of some hard (and...
    Сообщение от: W14, 20 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    Thanks, Anthony, for the plug. Yes, I do have rather more of a background in preservation than almost anyone on this forum. Without giving a...
    Сообщение от: W14, 20 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    So that's a case that any point of view that does not follow the 'We love FS' line is censored. Disagreement will not be tolerated.
    Сообщение от: W14, 20 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    Of course - if not below budget and/or ahead of schedule.
    Сообщение от: W14, 19 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    The NRM and its parent Science Museum Group is answerable to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for the 62% of its income that it...
    Сообщение от: W14, 19 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    That's the economics of the mad-house. As you've admitted, FS won't be making money on the mainline, certainly not enough to recover what's been...
    Сообщение от: W14, 19 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    The problem here is that the majority of FS's overhaul funds are not coming from passionate supporters' pockets, they're coming from the taxpayer,...
    Сообщение от: W14, 19 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    That is a very dangerous argument and is the reason why so many big projects go vastly over budget - and many still fail despite even more money...
    Сообщение от: W14, 19 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    There is no way that FS will, by running her on the main line, recoup the money spent on her, let alone build up a reserve for her next overhaul....
    Сообщение от: W14, 16 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    No, there is absolutely no certainty that FS is to be restored to main line condition. Riley's contract includes a break clause which can be...
    Сообщение от: W14, 16 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    I've often wondered where Bulleid got his inspiration for the Leader class from - a locomotive that spent more time in the shops than out on the...
    Сообщение от: W14, 15 ноя 2013 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Meon Valley Railway Restoration

    That did cross my mind when one or two contributors to this thread asked why they shouldn't be allowed to start their own scheme. I think that,...
    Сообщение от: W14, 8 ноя 2013 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Meon Valley Railway Restoration

    It's sad to see someone's dreams dashed but this had the potential to become everyone's nightmare. I'd not seen the thread on the South Downs...
    Сообщение от: W14, 8 ноя 2013 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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