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Biermeister liked Wagoniester's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Given how much it has cost to do restorations of locos such as 4110 and 4150 recently completed, I envisage a restoration of 80100 getting little-to-no change from £1million at the very least. In some ways, it does tell a story by showing how...
Sep 19, 2026 at 3:52 AM -
Biermeister liked John Petley's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
The bottom line is that the K&ESR is in an unusual position for a project which bought its first locos direct from BR. The Terriers are great and (as with the Bluebell and the IoWSR) still - and will - have their place on the railway, although...
Sep 19, 2026 at 3:50 AM -
green five liked Sheff's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The more I read about the doom and gloom surrounding the NYMR, and by extension the future of some other heritage operations, the more I find it difficult to countenance in the light of the regular positive financial reports in the house magazine...
Sep 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Waterbuck's post in the thread Kirklees Light Railway.
Had another really enjoyable visit on the Sunday, fantastic railway and locos [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sep 19, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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The Dainton Banker liked Wozzy18's post in the thread Sandringham New Build.
On Monday 14th September we welcomed Daniela Filova to our base at Diamond Engineering in Sheffield. She was measuring and calculating the Centre of Gravity of our six coupled driving wheels, one of the final actions before we are ready to send...
Sep 19, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Hawkeye28 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I guess that is covered by the "unless authorised by the ops manager" bit then! ;) There was a brief period (probably in the 1990s?) when a plastic material was used for roof coverings rather than traditional canvas. The experiment was stopped...
Sep 19, 2026 at 2:53 AM -
Hawkeye28 liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I think this may have something to do with synthetic roof coverings, versus traditional canvas. I know that in the past, the Brighton First did have a synthetic (plastic) roof covering, which proved to be less than optimum against hot cinders....
Sep 19, 2026 at 2:53 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked cymroglan's post in the thread Helston Railway.
This sad situation reminds me of that scene in Life of Brian regarding the Judean People’s Front and the People’s front of Judea, not to mention the Judean Popular People’s Front?
Sep 19, 2026 at 2:52 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
It's lerss that eleven minutes long and very informative. Is your life so busy that you can't spare that short period of time to watch it?
Sep 19, 2026 at 2:42 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked Breva's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
An excellent fifth track laying day today. Thanks to a boost in volunteers today, and the availability of a second 360, we were able to lay 5 1/2 track panels, and actually connect with the through road of the loop. The word is that this week we...
Sep 19, 2026 at 2:38 AM -
Overground liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Right, so you want to build an Ilfracombe Goods - a dainty Victorian design which can trace its ancestry back to the 1860s - but with double the original boiler pressure and superheating now. While you are pimping your ride, have you thought of...
Sep 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM -
Overground liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
And if you take it up to the 2,500psi currently used in power stations you get the equivalent of five BR standard 9Fs in a 28 ton loco, and it could not only pull all the carriages on the railway up to Tenterden, but probably the carriage shed...
Sep 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
