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  1. bluetrain gefällt Dunfanaghy Roads Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    The Belfast & Northern Counties (later NCC) was a fairly prolific user of Worsdell-von Borries compounds, in both standard* and narrow gauges. Pat * Yes, I know it's not 4'8½" :)

    3 Juni 2026 um 16:02

  2. bluetrain gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    Bradley gives the following notes on comparative trials between 446 (compound) and 448 (simple) on Waterloo - Salisbury expresses, which took place in early 1888: 446 (compound) Coal consumption: 32.7lb / mile Water evaporated per train-mile:...

    2 Juni 2026 um 23:11

  3. bluetrain antwortete auf das Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    I believe the Adams engine only worked as a compound for about 3 years, before being converted back to standard. Compounding was always a minority taste among Britain's railways, although the LMS did construct the world's most numerous type of...

    2 Juni 2026 um 21:19

  4. bluetrain gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    I wonder if the Swanage Railway would, at its first overhaul, allow their Adams 4-4-0 to be converted on the Wordsell-Von Borries system, as per No. 445? (*)...

    2 Juni 2026 um 21:09

  5. bluetrain antwortete auf das Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    Plenty of 2-cylinder compound heavy freight types for you in Continental Europe. I think the ultimate was the Saxon XI HV 0-10-0, built as late as 1918. But with a low pressure outside cylinder of 860mm (34 inch) diameter, it would not have...

    2 Juni 2026 um 19:46
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