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Gladiator 5076 liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Northern Belle 2026.
Tangmere on the front of a Northern Belle steam special is hardly the hottest ticket in town, throw in a week of hot, dry weather and Oswald began to wonder if it would be worth the effort. I took him to one side and gave him a bit of a pep...
May 31, 2026 at 11:57 AM -
Neil campion replied to the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
The squeak has always been there but is louder now than before. I've never heard a king squeak that loud from the vacuum pump
May 31, 2026 at 11:55 AM -
Enterprise replied to the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
I have no animosity towards anyone but it is a fact that the Science Museum Group is managed by a team woefully lacking in science or engineering qualifications. https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/about-us/director-and-group-executive
May 31, 2026 at 11:48 AM -
Will RL replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Red means mandatory diesel in consist, it’s up to the TOC as to how they use it. Black is no steam
May 31, 2026 at 11:48 AM -
torgormaig liked Sidmouth's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
always good to see the spirit of goodwill to fellow human beings is in full effect on Nat Pres ..... Whether right or wrong it has always been a crosshead vacuum pump to me , an air pump is a westinghouse
May 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM -
green five liked Steve's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
Being pedantic, it is an air pump as that is what is being pumped and that is how it is referred to. You can't pump a vacuum. :)
May 31, 2026 at 11:45 AM -
26D_M replied to the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
Martin, I was drawing attention to the colloquialism to which you refer is shared by the SM, not expressing any ill-will to "fellow humans" ..... However, as a point of principle the function of the Science Museum ought to properly reflect both...
May 31, 2026 at 11:40 AM -
Paul Grant liked Sidmouth's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
always good to see the spirit of goodwill to fellow human beings is in full effect on Nat Pres ..... Whether right or wrong it has always been a crosshead vacuum pump to me , an air pump is a westinghouse
May 31, 2026 at 11:39 AM -
nige757 liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Northern Belle 2026.
Tangmere on the front of a Northern Belle steam special is hardly the hottest ticket in town, throw in a week of hot, dry weather and Oswald began to wonder if it would be worth the effort. I took him to one side and gave him a bit of a pep...
May 31, 2026 at 11:39 AM -
sunstream liked neildimmer's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
60007 heading back to Crewe today Sunday, then sometime in the next 2 weeks to Doncaster WABTEC for the Gresley 150 event in June
May 31, 2026 at 11:33 AM -
Spike liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Northern Belle 2026.
Tangmere on the front of a Northern Belle steam special is hardly the hottest ticket in town, throw in a week of hot, dry weather and Oswald began to wonder if it would be worth the effort. I took him to one side and gave him a bit of a pep...
May 31, 2026 at 11:33 AM -
alastair liked Big Al's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Cannot comment on your thoughts about the difference between red and amber except to observe that red must mean that the diesel does most of the work wherever it is in the consist. Witness the Northern Belle with Tangmere. It seems that DBC and...
May 31, 2026 at 11:30 AM
