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Big Al antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk.
I think there is a slow transition in place and that doesn't finalise until the end of this year. Given the close links that the Met Office had with the Ministry of Defence - it's now with Dept of Science, Innovation and Technology - it never...
25 August 2026 um 08:58 -
Nick C gefällt Wenlocks Beitrag in dem Thema Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Playing with acronyms was always popular. When BR decided to move over to computerised consignment details, to replace physical wagon labels and triplicate consignment orders, I accompanied an "implementation manager" for a while. The scheme...
25 August 2026 um 08:45 -
Nick C gefällt NGChrisWs Beitrag in dem Thema Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Certainly when I started with BR in the 1980’s it was always said that the railway ran on TLA’s. (three letter acronyms)! You gradually got to know them through experience although when Railtrack came along, there were so many people brought into...
25 August 2026 um 08:45 -
brmp201 gefällt Christopher125s Beitrag in dem Thema Brighton Belle update.
There's an update on the facebook page: “The train visited Alstom’s Derby plant for commencement of third-rail testing at their dedicated facility, travelling out from Crewe on Tuesday 11th August and returning to Crewe as booked on Thursday...
25 August 2026 um 08:45 -
68923 gefällt bluetrains Beitrag in dem Thema Oil Firing.
This thread links to videos of a British-built oil-burning Pacific at work in Argentina. https://national-preservation.com/threads/argentine-steam.1425985/#post-2994094 Also like the British-style lower quadrant semaphores.
25 August 2026 um 08:42 -
mdewell gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
The money side of a carriage shed is an odd beast. If you use it to store operating vehicles, then you can see that things like the paint lasts longer, and you can cost out that benefit. However, you then get into the weird, somewhat non-sensical...
25 August 2026 um 08:41 -
ragl gefällt class8mikados Beitrag in dem Thema BR Double blastpipes.
Several Problems with Brits to my mind were adaptations from other locos that were found wanting on a 2 Large Cylinder as opposed to 3 cylinder loco. The Slide bars Lner/ Bullied pacific Laird type ... unsuficiently robust/supported for a 28inch...
25 August 2026 um 08:34 -
ykin01 gefällt Sulzermans Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Today, I was on Pickering station for 20 minutes or so today and at least five people with family groups were trying to decipher the timetables. (I would like to see a clear large departure board displayed together with the full timetable, as the...
25 August 2026 um 08:29 -
iancawthorne antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk.
It was announced in July 2025 they would be changing back to Metoffice. Surprising over 12 months later they still haven’t? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm4z8mple3o
25 August 2026 um 08:18 -
Jamessquared antwortete auf das Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
The money side of a carriage shed is an odd beast. If you use it to store operating vehicles, then you can see that things like the paint lasts longer, and you can cost out that benefit. However, you then get into the weird, somewhat non-sensical...
25 August 2026 um 08:14 -
Jamessquared gefällt jncs Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
It would not be the highest RoI, for the capital sunk into the shed (as you point out, it would be an expensive asset standing empty for much of the year), but maximizing RoI is not what heritage lines are about. I think the right way to look at...
25 August 2026 um 08:12 -
Jark91 gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
I've said it before on here and I will say it again - a carriage shed is an absolute must for any heritage railway, especially one with a largish fleet and decent length. It should be in the top 3 priorities. Any arguments about 'residual life'...
25 August 2026 um 08:05
