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    60009 2019 schedule

    in Preservation

    Posted

    It spends a lot of its spare time at East Lancs.

    I turned up there one cold winters day and got 34092 and 60009 running on one occasion. !

     

    A quick look online suggests its mainline ticket runs out in April, but may be extended until July, though at 7 years I presume it may be able run a bit longer on preserved lines, assuming it holds out.

     

    The East Lancs website does post a loco roster. It doesn't yet show what is running on Feb 2nd & 3rd onwards. http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/

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    60009 2019 schedule

    in Preservation

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    Hi

    I'm fairly certain the two younger chaps in my household would like a trip behind an A4. I think only 60009 is in ticket at present. Does anyone know whether 60009 will be running on any of the preserved lines this spring/summer? Not sure I want to take a 3 and 7 year old on an all day mainline run!

     

    David

     

    60009 is at The North Yorks Railway in late March, and early April. 

     

    https://www.nymr.co.uk/news/60009-union-of-south-africa-news

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    The Ballachulish Railway Line

    in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)

    Posted

    I really enjoyed reading your blog postings on this line. I hadn't realised that the tidal race at Ballachuish was so violent. That aerial shot was an eye opener. 

     

     

    This is the third of three posts planned to cover the Ballachulish Branch. It includes the final length of the line approaching Ballachulish, some details about the quarries and a November 1950 article about the line which has been taken from The Railway Magazine of that date. 
     

     

    The Engine Shed

    in Hornby

    Posted

    It does have good Stanier coches in LMS livery but don’t hold your breath for blue/red and gold.Be content with the plain variety for now. You can also use GWR Colletts btw.on North to West trains to and from Shrewsbury.

     

    I wonder if they did a Crewe, Shrewsbury, Wellington, Stafford test runs?

    The Engine Shed

    in Hornby

    Posted

    The blog also linked to a video of Sir Francis Drake in SR Olive livery, will Hornby have coaches to match?

     

    It would be a pity if Hornby didn't release accurate LMS coaches to run with the Caledonian Blue Pacific.

    Gladiator WW2 Railgun

    in Oxford Rail

    Posted

    The trade prices have been announced. All three are TBA. Same as the retail price. That leaves us staring down the barrel.....................

     

    Our nearby retailer may have jumped the gun with their price.

     

    I'll get me coat......

     

    Not often that a model of this calibre appears. You might have to shell out to buy it, though you might want to wait for a magazine review.

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    Channel 4 model railway challenge

    in DVD/Video/TV

    Posted · Edited by mow

    Enjoyed the programme, plenty on engineering skills, problem solving, team work, motivation and management techniques. Had a brief look on Twitter and noticed a large number of very positive comments about tonight's episode. 

     

    That trestle bridge building was a highlight. 

    The shrinking Royal Navy

    in Wheeltappers

    Posted · Edited by mow

     

    I read a book by an officer who had been on PoW during that sortie.   He described how when it was dry docked on it's return they went under it and found a hole below the water line.   They crawled through it, then through, I think, two other similar sized holes in two more bulkheads in the double bottom. In the last compartment they found an unexploded 15" shell from the Bismark, right under the aft turret magazine.   He also commented on the good work done by the builders staff to keep the guns firing during the encounter.

    Jamie

     

    Thanks for posting that, after reading itI had a look for details, this link from HMS Hood Association, has photographs and descriptions of the damage to PoW. 

     

    http://www.hmshood.com/history/denmarkstrait/pofw_damage1.htm

     

    http://www.hmshood.com/history/denmarkstrait/pofw_damage2.htm

    Steam Loco in "Murder on the Orient Express"

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

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