Recent content by Eddystone

Thanks for researching that for me - much appreciated.

Did any Western 2-8-0 T s ever reach or stop over at Newton Abbot shed?

Would like to confirm that there are 3 Finnish locos at Sellindge. VR1 0-6-0 799, TK3 2-8-0 1134 and another TK3 recently arrived from Binbrook(number escapes me!) Apparently 1134 bis being worked on. 35011 and 35025 are also on the site with Hunslet 18" Antwerp... and J94 68086.

Well Ace-inspirational thinking. The old guard S&DRT will have an interesting decision/choice to make. We await with baited breathe!

Well as long as it's not a hot box -I won't worry! Dave-no arrogance intended. I never once said that the whole network will be rebuilt. I just implied that eventually the project would reach a stage of optima which would bring the restoration to a conclusion-at whatever point... Midsomer and...

Actually Chris it is coming about... How long do I think it will take? The natural transitional rebuild could take 40years. Don't forget you are constructing the fabric as guided by the spirit (fate). The odds are it won't include Bath Green Park. But then again supermarkets are commercially...

...anything can happen Ivo and Chris-but it's not easy to fight metaphysics. S&D second time around would be here to stay until a natural and/or cataclysmic event smoothed it into oblivion. Economics or alternative fuels would have no effect.The Counties of Somerset and Dorset are...

My God Kingham it's happening sooner than I thought! Chris I respect your view but these are becoming times which do not warrant logical thinking. We need to be laterally minded or we will not survive. The S&D will be one of many revived transport projects around the country-which also embrace...

Well,got to admit that a recently published Peak Oil graph (presented by the New S&D Group) was pretty disturbing.It depicted current oil production hopelessly outstripping new discoveries. Don't forget that even electric vehicles need to have their power centrally generated. Road and air travel...