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Yes indeed.Though as has been highlighted else where in this thread there are still many miles o fbullhead in use on Network Rail and the London Underground......What'smore IIRC the batch the Moors was offered had been part of an order for Network Rail/London Underground. But wasn'tquite upto...

Indeed a few years ago the North Yorkshire Moors bought a batch of brand new bullhead rail [for use in their stations] at a very good rate. These rails weren't up to standard for use on 125mph rated lines, but perfectly adequate for the lower/slower speeds that Moors trains would be running at...

Apparently when one of the contractors men saw the steamer [the North London Railway tank based there back then]. He remarked along the lines; "That loco belongs in a museum!" To which his fellow workers chorused back; "It is!" As to be honest the Bluebell like all other Heritage/preserved lines...

I have a pop card as I don't used the Metro/bus as much as I used to. But have had no issues per sa using it on the bus. I just tell the driver where I'm going he/she in turn types in the destination and I then tap my card on the ticket machine. So surely the same would apply with the metro...

I It is. Though I take the view as it still survives and there's always "Tomorrow," when it coms to restoring her to running order if you get my meaning....... I'll post some the photos I took a number of years ago. As I'm using my work P.C. and thus don't have access to them. In more recent...

No it's not a brake. It's a former Great Northern/LNER "Family Saloon" numbered 397. Before being installed at the old Jesmond station she'd actually been on the British Rail approved list, allowing her to operate on the national British Rail network. A friend and fellow member of the LNERCA...

I'm not sure off hand the full ins and outs of how these "new" Swiss locos with their preheating elements worked. Like as not there would be all-sorts of electronic and other gadgets fitted to forestall any accidental incidents. I don't think the heating elements brought it to the boil rather...

IIRC about 30 years ago 1989-90+/- the Swiss built a new batch of narrow gauge rack and pinion steam engines for use in the Alps. These engine had an electric heating element incorporated into the boiler like that in an electric kettle [admitted it was larger]. At the end of the day/shift when...

Yes indeed, she did. It was found in the fifties that by making a slight modification to the "spare" A4 boilers. They could be fitted to the none streamlined A3s too. In turn when fitted to an A3 the A4 boiler would be fitted with A3 safety valves, which would blow off at 220psi, rather than...

I too remember the Gas Works set out and about on the national network. The one and only time I saw it in action, was from a NELPG organised special. The GWS set was headed by a Gresley "Tommy" electric [a class 76] on the Woodhead route. The NELPG train had started at Newcastle working round...

Considering the number of "new build" locomotives out there [thinking of Tornado and the soon to be P2 Prince of Wales] how about some suitable period style coaching stock. Not forgetting of course the existing preserved loco's like the A4s needing some streamlined stock......

T.J. Thompson beside Stockton Station used to operate a "scrap train" supplying Redcar Steelworks. That is until the Steelworks was closed, Thompsons' soldiered on for a few years before pulling out of the scrap metal business. Was also quite interesting passing on the train as they scrapped...

The original section of the Whitby & Pickering from Grosmont to Moorgate, just shy of the summit.Whilst the track-bed continues to link up towards the summit where the two lined rejoin I don't think its part of the path. Likewise at Grosmont the path leaves the track-bed just shy of Grosmont and...

Quite agree Dai. Though from our side of the counter. The various quotes seem to be oh, so random and without any reason.

It certainly make you wnder how their minds work. When it comes to working out the premium they offer. Something along the lines of.- Provided there's a Q in the day, a Z in the month and the year is exactly divisible by the square root of PI then your quote is £600. If not then its £800. Edit...

You forget Darlo' the livery is the most important part of the whole "preservation" process. It doesn't matter that each vehicle in the formation has 7 square wheels and only 1 round one.....:rolleyes:! Having said that I quite agree with you, to a degree you can see the lineage/parentage...

Must admit whilst the insurance company quoted on 8,000 miles. In the 3-3 1/2 years I've been back on the road I've only just hit 120,000 and that's from 103,000 when I bought my motor. So I've added 17,000 over that period meaning I've covered about 4,857 or so per year...... What's more I'm...

I know I certainly have driven less this year. So far due to the lockdown..........

When I started looking for insurance as I was getting back on the road. I decided on 10,000 miles P.A. as something of a guess/estimate. As it stands the insurance quotes went for 8,000, which is/was more accurate even before the current pandemic cutting down on my driving. So as it stands I in...

It's through Hastings Direct.