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  1. Jamessquared replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    The most recent set of accounts (which are for the 2022-23 financial year) indicate that there is a loan of £291k secured by a mortgage on the Station House at Bishops Lydeard - repayable in instalments through to 2037. There is a Coronavirus...

    Jun 3, 2024 at 9:29 PM

  2. Jamessquared liked LMS2968's post in the thread Tornado.

    Well, you're going to need a big hacksaw to make a new cut in the frames for the axleboxes at the front face and either enlarged boxes or enlarged horn block to fill the bigger gap or weld in a one-inch strip to the frames at the rear face.

    Jun 3, 2024 at 7:26 PM

  3. Jamessquared liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    Surely Dave could explain though?...

    Jun 3, 2024 at 7:14 PM

  4. Jamessquared replied to the thread Tornado.

    You don’t do washouts through the blowdown valves. That’s what the mudhole doors and washout plugs are for. (On each side). If the devices shown are for the daily blowdown, I can’t see how you use them safely. If they are simply for draining the...

    Jun 3, 2024 at 4:32 PM

  5. Jamessquared liked Steve's post in the thread Tornado.

    It could well be the case but why two of them? Or have they simply changed the side that it is on? And why not stick to something more akin to a tradiional boiler drain rather than that ungainly arrangement? Just been looking to see if...

    Jun 3, 2024 at 1:02 PM

  6. Jamessquared liked Steve's post in the thread Tornado.

    I think there is some confusion over terminology coming in here. All boilers need to have a boiler drain; I think that is fairly obvious. However, some loco boilers are fitted with a blowdown valve, something that is almost universal on...

    Jun 3, 2024 at 7:04 AM

  7. Jamessquared liked RichardSalmon's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    BGs are 6 ft 6in shorter than standard Mk.1s, so they are a bit lighter, and yes, seats are heavy! But yes, Tom, you are right, 31 tons is a bit light; it's the weight of a BG as built, on BR1 bogies but with simplified single bolster planks,...

    Jun 3, 2024 at 6:51 AM

  8. Jamessquared replied to the thread Tornado.

    Possibly varied by company though? In any case - never mind the names, what about the functions? Surely regardless of what you call it, a valve sited just above the foundation ring is there to do the daily blow down. So I’m curious on how you do...

    Jun 2, 2024 at 9:30 PM

  9. Jamessquared replied to the thread Tornado.

    Now I am definitely confused. What you have just described as a “blow off” valve is what I’d call a “blow down” valve; it’s what we would use for a daily blow down. As you describe it, the operating position is remote from where the water / steam...

    Jun 2, 2024 at 9:16 PM

  10. Jamessquared replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    I must admit, changing head code discs and picking up an additional carriage en route without stopping shows impressive skill! ;) (Apologies - I enjoyed that really. I always like seeing footplate videos to see how other people work). Tom

    Jun 2, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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