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    The Dinting Railway Centre

    At least two of the vehicles there came to the Bluebell in September 2008 when the site was cleared. One was a the body of a Craven-era (1850s)...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Sep 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Loco and tender would always travel separately, but essentially we need one lorry trip for the move, rather than two. So there is a saving on...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Sep 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Hasn't run at the Bluebell since 92240 was withdrawn ca. 2000, but the "Awake the Giant" group have been restoring it over the last few years, as...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Sep 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Well, the front half is ;) Tom
    Post by: Jamessquared, Sep 1, 2026 at 12:45 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

    Although I get the point that a Merchant Navy is a very large loco for operating 5 coach trains, it remains the case that the cheapest loco to...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    35025 Brocklebank Line

    I think the point being made isn't necessarily about age per se. Rather, in a group like that, there will inevitably be some people who are...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 31, 2026 at 7:36 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    Crampton Locomotive - this is a project that for a long time seemed to have gone into abeyance, but has flared into life over the last year or...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 29, 2026 at 8:12 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Fire Risk

    We had a decent downpour this afternoon in Salisbury. The lawn is now approaching "Improved lawn green" - i.e. still yellow :) Tom
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM in forum: What's Going On
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    82045 The way ahead?

    Maunsell had a design philosophy, right back in SE&CR days, of "make everything get-at-able". But you need to think of the context of "before I do...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM in forum: Steam Traction
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    GWSR General Discussion and Operations

    The “memories” function of my phone just popped this up - 19 years ago to the day. [ATTACH] Tom
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 27, 2026 at 7:58 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Fire Risk

    A decent thunderstorm in the night here in Salisbury; it rained pretty hard but probably only for about 20 minutes. The flag stones on the patio...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM in forum: What's Going On
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    Oil Firing

    Moving back to oil firing, or alternative fuels at any rate: has anyone ever successfully fired a full-sized loco on propane / butane; and if not,...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 27, 2026 at 7:31 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    When Paul Churchman was the chairman, he gave a long interview to one of the magazines (may have been trackside) and as I recall, in that he...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 26, 2026 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    AIUI just standard maintenance. The Bluebell owns the trackbed and is maintaining fencing, drainage etc so that the option is there in the future...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 25, 2026 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026

    I guess because the theme is really about BR standards (and closely-related designs like the Ivatt). Apart from cost, there is an impact of...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 25, 2026 in forum: Galas and Events
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    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...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 25, 2026 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Fire Risk

    Mojave! Tom
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 24, 2026 in forum: What's Going On
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    Fire Risk

    Yeah, but if you are an island stuck out in the Irish Sea, isn’t “wet” pretty much going to sum it up every day? :) I lived in LA for a couple of...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 24, 2026 in forum: What's Going On
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    GWSR General Discussion and Operations

    You could go the Launceston route and stick them on the platform under those nice new canopies for the winter ......
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 24, 2026 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    GWSR General Discussion and Operations

    Up to a point - in an ideal world, even if you didn't shunt stock every day in the running season, it would be good to have the capability to put...
    Post by: Jamessquared, Aug 24, 2026 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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