Everything to do with General Steam Traction. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:58:10 +0000 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:58:10 +0000 National Preservation https://www.national-preservation.com/forums/steam-traction.16/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:10:07 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/oil-firing.24632/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/oil-firing.24632/ invalid@example.com (RalphW) RalphW
Oh, the days of double headed three cylinder oil fired 43 class 2-10-0s on the 4,000 tonne Ore train South from Emden Docks. (drool).

Ralph, I assume the same applied to the German 01.10 class, of which some members still operate. The Germans used oil burning for steam locos quite a lot. And could seemingly change to and from coal reasonably quickly,...

Oil Firing]]> 132 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:49:55 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/60007.1424611/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/60007.1424611/ invalid@example.com (Sam 60103) Sam 60103 https://www.sirnigelgresley.org.uk/mob-news.shtml
Another preserved railway visit around October but August/September remains unclear.]]> 14 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:49:36 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/6024-king-edward-1.1424246/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/6024-king-edward-1.1424246/ invalid@example.com (Champion Lodge) Champion Lodge 300 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:22:05 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/svr-loco-newsy-news-discussions.19520/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/svr-loco-newsy-news-discussions.19520/ invalid@example.com (acorb) acorb
SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions]]> 3396 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:24:18 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/p2-locomotive-company-and-related-matters.126427/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/p2-locomotive-company-and-related-matters.126427/ invalid@example.com (class8mikado) class8mikado Heres a thread for the posting of relevant news relating to this incredible locomotive where one and all can bicker about its right to exist and the wrongness of its shape/colour/name/ number/ valvegear/ boiler/exhaust... etc]]> 4372 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:46:32 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/br-double-blastpipes.1426309/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/br-double-blastpipes.1426309/ invalid@example.com (Alasdair B) Alasdair B GWR Castle 4-6-0: single double
GWR King 4-6-0: single double
BR Standard 4-6-0 Class 4MT: single double
BR Standard 2-10-0 Class 9F: single double
Regards,
Alasdair]]> 29 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:55:08 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/34039-boscastle-wc-class.1325994/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/34039-boscastle-wc-class.1325994/ invalid@example.com (Flying Phil) Flying Phil This locomotive came to the Great Central Railway in 1973 - the first Main Line locomotive to arrive. It was restored from "Barry condition" over the next twenty years and ran (mainly) on the GC until withdrawn around 2000 with firebox problems. It was stripped down and the bottom end has now...

34039 Boscastle WC class]]> 367 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:28:40 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/82045-the-way-ahead.13780/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/82045-the-way-ahead.13780/ invalid@example.com (Kinghambranch) Kinghambranch
82045 The way ahead?]]> 1711 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:08:49 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/bulleid-pacifics-past-or-present.13645/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/bulleid-pacifics-past-or-present.13645/ invalid@example.com (34007) 34007
Cheers

Andy]]> 5796 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:39:07 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/70013.1292322/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/70013.1292322/ invalid@example.com (BillyReopening) BillyReopening
Anyone got any info about what the future is for her?

Olly was the loco that re-kindled my interest in all things Steam about 7 years ago so sad for me if she doesn't steam again.

Here's some of my first pictures I took way back when..

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robinpengilley/albums/72157634315442831]]> 268