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  1. Petra Wilde
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    That is a fair point … but only up to a point. A certain type of passenger - myself included - could be attracted by the view of the line ahead...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Mar 31, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    That event at KX was definitely a high point. Especially as the stock was able to be moved there by rail, even if towed by diesel. The modern...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Feb 17, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Overhead DC electrification - a potential solution to the conundrum of EMUs?

    No harm in raising a debate about this. But it’s quite clear that the first step is to identify a location and get enough money from those who...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Dec 25, 2023 in forum: Diesel & Electric Traction
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    Starting from a low base, probably in all Chapelon's earlier rebuilds, agreed. But that was a a time before the A4s and the like were designed....
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Dec 12, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    Chapelon was surely unlucky in developing his ideas, designs and follow-up proposals in France, at a time when the turmoils of that country...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Dec 11, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    Yes. Not likely this would be an everywhere, every time thing. But one might hope for an occasional steam-enthusiasts fast service, on selected...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Dec 10, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    Good points. The specially authorised recent trip by The Bristolian did very well, with long-sustained running at 75 mph. The lack of frequent...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Dec 10, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    All very interesting stuff. But does it actually matter? Mallard reached something around 125 to 126 mph, travelling downhill. The German...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Dec 5, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Steam Dreams 2023

    Yes, astonishing that the SD Spirit of Christmas write-up does not even bother to say anything at all about the route this evening train will be...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Nov 18, 2023 in forum: What's Going On
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    Steam Loco Carbon Emissions

    Indeed. But it’s still a useful nature reserve if managed as a wildflower meadow; as low bushes cut at regular intervals; or as a mixture (as...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Nov 12, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    Yes indeed, thanks for the link to the IOWSR blog post. It’s reassuring that the matter was so carefully considered; and also that doing a full...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Sep 27, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    Interesting debate. From maps the old line doesn’t seem to get much closer to Osborne House than Wootton station is, so that is not likely to...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Aug 8, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Steam Dreams 2023

    While I see where you are coming from, I don’t agree. On the train, one can experience the speed, the ambience and the view from the window....
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Aug 6, 2023 in forum: What's Going On
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    Steam Dreams 2023

    Surely a way forward is for tour operators to put Gopro or similar cameras on locomotive footplates, or high on the front of the first coach, and...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Aug 5, 2023 in forum: What's Going On
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    Rother Valley Railway

    The Colonel would surely have wanted to run whatever kind of train could be made useful and profitable. If he was around now, surely he would...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Jun 12, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Steam Dreams 2023

    Thanks - you got a better video than I did (having arrived late at Horsley and so making do with a spot near the footbridge . .. and the children).
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Jun 11, 2023 in forum: What's Going On
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    Steam Dreams 2023

    Yes, somebody from Horsley Parish posted details on a local website. Never seen so many people on the Guildford platform at Horsley and yes all...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Jun 10, 2023 in forum: What's Going On
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Good points. There is now another emerging problem with voting for people one doesn’t know, based solely on their written candidates’ manifesto....
    Post by: Petra Wilde, May 31, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    Tom makes a valid point. While I am not sure how well this lesson might translate to Exmoor; for those not familiar with the Bluebell...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Mar 31, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Sir Nigel Gresley - The L.N.E.R.’s First C.M.E.

    On the earlier point of why the Coronation Scot was not reintroduced, yes this is partly for the same reason that the LNER did not reintroduce...
    Post by: Petra Wilde, Mar 29, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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