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 Post subject: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:46 pm 
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Surprised no one has brought this up yet.

http://rail-news.com/2010/03/05/tornado ... long-ecml/

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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:07 pm 
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I'll be out for that-do me a favour you guys in the North-East-look after MALLARD please!!

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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:52 pm 
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G'Day Gents

From an outsiders point of view, everythings going to Shildon, will there be any thing left at York, except a big empty shell of a MPD, and we've got enough of those scattered around the country :!:
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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:19 am 
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They're doing the great hall up, so this could be temporary, but they are putting another one in place, so don't know. I am reliably informed by someone I know who works there, who I found last week on Mallards footplate, they are soon to open the Duchesses footplate!

Plus, Mallard needs to be back for 30th September for the 75th anniversary of Silver Links first fare paying run!

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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:18 am 
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Possibly to give a 'boost' to Shildon too??


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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:49 pm 
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I hope they have the garlic bombs up to date on the middle big end we dont want her running hot on the way to Shildon.

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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:30 pm 
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Don't think I'll be popping up there to see her, and from my fleeting visit, where are they going to put her? I only went to see green Arrow and the Prototype deltic, green arrow was no problem, but the deltic, wedged in the middle, with a FNRM stall in front, I left in disgust, and nearly asked for my money back!

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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
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G'Day Gents

I'd like to see 'Mallards' firebox get HOT,----they can build cardboard ferry's on turntables?? but they can't wind the spring up on the most famous locomotive in there collection, I bet more people know'Tornado' than Mallard :shock:
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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
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Even better, that ferry is made of Perspex!, and they still turn it!

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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:15 pm 
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silver fox wrote:
Even better, that ferry is made of Perspex!, and they still turn it!


Whats even better, mallard will travell through the boat!!!

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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
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I must be wearing Worzel Gummidge's 'thick' head tonight : Ferry? Boat?
Can anyone explain please?

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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:09 am 
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No it won't, unless they take up the floor, that is covering the tracks!

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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:11 am 
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silver fox wrote:
No it won't, unless they take up the floor, that is covering the tracks!


You've just answered your own question.......

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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:26 pm 
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G'Day Gents
Some bright spark came up with the idea of building a perspex model of a ferry on the turntable,whilst they refurbish the great hall, I have no idea why we need a expensive perspex ferry, that blocks the turntable, from it's proper use! without having to dismantle half the ferry???
In my eyes all that wasted time and money could have been spent, on returning 'Mallard' or 'Green Arrow' to traffic, Oh Dear
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 Post subject: Re: Tornado + Mallard
PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:10 pm 
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manna wrote:
In my eyes all that wasted time and money could have been spent, on returning 'Mallard' or 'Green Arrow' to traffic, Oh Dear manna


The nrm gets grants and budgets for different things, eg workshop, which covers things like engine overhauls and running repairs, plus my wages :-)

There is also a budget for events and displays, and this has to be spent on certain things. The ferry is one way of using this budget on a area of the museum the public don't usually have access to.

Hope this helps with regards to how money is spent at the nrm.

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