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| Flying Scrapheap 07/01/2016 at 09:22 #79652 | |
Steam Buff
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Hi Rumour has it the the Flying Scrapheap - sorry Flying Scotsman - made its first movements in steam on the night of 6th January 2016 on the East Lancs Railway. I know I love steam locos but I wont be making special plansd to visit it as wherever it will be it will be packed. Dave Log in to reply |
| Flying Scrapheap 07/01/2016 at 11:28 #79654 | |
headshot119
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" said:HiIt's hardly a rumour there's a lot of videos flying round about it. "Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer Log in to reply The following user said thank you: jc92 |
| Flying Scrapheap 07/01/2016 at 12:40 #79656 | |
jc92
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Ive already bought my popcorn. All set to watch the armchair rivet counters argue over kylchap exausts, smoke deflectors, apple green, brunswick green, black etc. Also the many comments about everyone whos grandad fired, drove, or was an inspector on 
"We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply The following users said thank you: RainbowNines, Trainfan344 |
| Flying Scrapheap 07/01/2016 at 13:36 #79657 | |
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RainbowNines
272 posts |
Oceans of livery froth incoming...!
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| Flying Scrapheap 07/01/2016 at 13:54 #79658 | |
Andrew G
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" said:HiAccording to the NYMR site they have sold out for the visit there. People must be mad - they are charging either £36 or £38 for 1 round trip between Grosmont and Pickering - this didn't even include a rover for the rest of the day - you needed to buy another ticket. This is an 80-90% premium on the normal fare for a Grosmont to Pickering Day Rover. No doubt the front desk staff at the NRM will be even keener to elicit more donations from poor tax payers who turn up thinking the museum is free. It's just a shame Jeremy Hoskins wasn't successful with his bid - it would probably have been running years ago and not been a drain on the museums funds. Log in to reply |
| Flying Scrapheap 08/01/2016 at 00:40 #79689 | |
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AndyG
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BBC News item.
I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Log in to reply |
| Flying Scrapheap 08/01/2016 at 07:35 #79693 | |
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jc92
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" said:BBC News item."...has been restored in a shed in bury..." makes it sound like a school summer holidays style project. Or maybe an entry to robot wars. "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply |
| Flying Scrapheap 08/01/2016 at 10:43 #79696 | |
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Steam Buff
101 posts |
I have found a photo of them firing up the flying scapheap
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| Flying Scrapheap 08/01/2016 at 19:08 #79710 | |
northroad
872 posts |
Just looked at the couple of pictures on the MSN news page of the trial run. Some 5 or 6 idiots at the end of the opposite platform in the middle of the track or on it. These people are being ushered back onto the platform by a guard or similar. I would have had the police arrest everyone of them as they are quite clearly trespassing and endangering their lives. Give them a hefty fine and see if they do it again. Geoff Log in to reply |
| Flying Scrapheap 08/01/2016 at 19:18 #79711 | |
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Stephen Fulcher
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If preserved railways got the Police involved every time someone walked onto the line then the motorists of Britain would be free from speeding fines, as the Police would do nothing else, and enthusiasts are by far and a way the worst for this kind of trespass with the added irritation that they think they are invincible because they know it all, but in reality know very little. I remember once working Hampton Loade box and having to almost split up a fight between lineside photographers about who got to a certain position first, only to be shocked when they both got moved on for standing somewhere stupid and not wearing any form of HV vest. About all you can do as a member of staff on a preserved railway is as this guy did, and usher them back onto the platform, or perhaps if you want a lot of hassle throw them off the station, but in my experience that's not worth the hassle. As for Scotsman, whether people on here, or any other group of railway enthusiasts for that matter, like the engine concerned or not is irrelevant. It is bound to be a big news story that it is running under its own steam for the first time in years given the historical significance of the locomotive, and the high profile campaign a decade ago to purchase it for the nation after the previous owner went bust. With the amount of time and money spent on its complex restoration I would also seriously doubt it will be a "scrapheap" for reliability. Log in to reply |
| Flying Scrapheap 08/01/2016 at 19:54 #79713 | |
Peter Bennet
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Post #8 deleted as it's not clear if copyright was infringed and anyway defacing bank notes is illegal under the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, section 12. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Flying Scrapheap 08/01/2016 at 20:28 #79714 | |
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headshot119
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" said:If preserved railways got the Police involved every time someone walked onto the line then the motorists of Britain would be free from speeding fines, as the Police would do nothing else, and enthusiasts are by far and a way the worst for this kind of trespass with the added irritation that they think they are invincible because they know it all, but in reality know very little. I remember once working Hampton Loade box and having to almost split up a fight between lineside photographers about who got to a certain position first, only to be shocked when they both got moved on for standing somewhere stupid and not wearing any form of HV vest. About all you can do as a member of staff on a preserved railway is as this guy did, and usher them back onto the platform, or perhaps if you want a lot of hassle throw them off the station, but in my experience that's not worth the hassle.You can bring the job to a stop until they move on. But it doesn't make you popular! "Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer Log in to reply |