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    'good ones' and 'bad ones' in the same class

    Every so often on here you hear about a certain loco or unit being a good one or a bad one compared to it's classmates Presumably this is as a result of all the components and adjustments internally lining up at the good or bad end of the ranges of permitted tolerance, although I understand...
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    Coaching stock for steam tours in the future

    Thinking about long term options for steam tours, where opening windows are considered desirable, mk1s are increasingly treated as unsafe and most opening window mk2 have been bean tins for a long time, how feasible or likely are the following Converting MK2 aircons to PV and opening windows...
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    "Not signalled for passenger use"

    Lurking around here as I do, I see occasional references to a section of line or a station platform that is "not signalled for passenger use" Presumably this means that certain safety features that are required for passenger usage are omitted? What form do these take? what would be involved in...

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