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What I was hinting at was that diesel engines are more economical for the same power output; doubtless steam turbines could have produced the the same power, but with a much higher fuel consumption, and given the services they were on (Blue Star, Port Line, and Shaw Savill to Australia and NZ, and Blue Funnel to India and H.K.), it made sense to reduce fuel costs and the space required to store it.

It was a paper for the IMarE. I think it may well be on this thread somewhere; I can remember downloading it. It was British - specific, describing such engines as the Still 🤮 and the Fullagar, and another where the pistons were stationary, and the liner moved🫣. Some of the reasons for the slow adopption of the large - bore slow - speed diesel were as you mentioned, vested interested in coal production (particularly in the North - East of England), and the innate conservatism of British shipowners. Yet; all 10 British merchants in the Pedestal convoy were motorships; I wonder whether that was something to do with the trades they were involved with, i.e. long passages to India and the Far East?

If you take a ride on the DLR from Bank, you should be O.K.

Second time I'd paid my £10 on my old fogey's travelcard, so only to/from Broadbottom

Yes, I've managed to/from my local station to/from Glossop on a couple of occasions without having to pay AND not being checked for it.

Oi!

Halfwits on all sides there, and someone who focusses on disrupting things for his and his friends' financial benefit. Politics done To the meat of the post; one local station has just had its facilities upgraded by Network Rail in anticipation of a very major housing development happening nearby, at a cost of £700k. Not much in the scheme of things, but wasted, it would seem.

Why does that all sound like John Chester Craven of the London and Brighton Railway arguing against the regulator's recommendations for "Lock and block" after the Clayton Tunnel accident in 1849(?)?

Kosher, surely? The text in the middle is Hebrew, no?

Surely that's risk you take when you open a business isn't it?

I understand the owner wangled another 48 - day postponement of the winding up order. He's got more lives than a cat!

Simon Engineering was a large company; I had 6 weeks in the Simon - Carves drawing offices in Cheadle Hulme in 2007. Great view of Cheadle Hulme station, which was virtually over the fence!

Why, oh why were those two painted in chocolate and cream?

The first one looks like it's on the Styal line

Thread drift again! I'd love to know if that analysis is based on direct taxes only (Income Tax/N.I. contributions), or whether it includes taxes on spending as well, e.g., VAT, alcohol and tobacco duty and so on. My take is that because those on lower incomes tend to spend all or nearly all of their income, their tax contribution is proportionately higher than those further up the scale. Would NPR be paid for diectly by government spending, or would they as they have done with HS2, form a stand - alone company with normal borrowing powers Lastly, the apparent decision not to provide a direct link between HS2 and NPR at Manchester seems perverse at the very least.

C9404: You would need to be brave to do the whole journey! Is that about the time of the Penmanshiel collapse, otherwise it seems like a slightly strange route.

That's capitalism, though; risk - taking to make a profit

Lots of positivity all round at the moment. No more sense of drift, like we've had over the last few years. Would be better to see at the end of September

Not the first one! This has been going on for a while. Apparently the non - playing coaching staff haven't been paid for a while. The players actually struck at one point. I must admit, when the prices for OAFC early bird STs came out, I was sorely tempted, but not now. See how bridge start against Abbey Hey on Friday night.

Doesn't open for me.

Can I ask those in the know; how long did ex - SR hauled stock last after steam haulage ended ( which was around the date of J0978/9)?

The sort of stuff I order online is the same as I used to do by mail order, enclosing a cheque. So no change there. There have been occasions when I've done that and the stuff I've ordered hasn't been exactly what I wanted when it's arrived. No change there, either!

Kirkaldy's carried out the materials testing after the Tay Bridge disaster, IIRC

If the local authority is providing services where they live, why not?

A very good way of spotting archeological remains, e.g. hut circles, post holes, etc., but not until ariel photography became common