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    GWR four-cylinder arrangement?

    Probably one of the reasons that Chapelon's work was abandoned by the senior management and the French railways adopted electrification,...
    Сообщение от: brennan, 10 июл 2026 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Basic thermodynamics. Whilst heat transfer in the boiler is reasonably efficient the open steam cycle used in a locomotive is horribly...
    Сообщение от: brennan, 9 июл 2026 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Сообщение от: brennan, 9 июл 2026 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    76077

    Paraffin overhauls are a thing of the past. Non ferrous material costs in particular are sky high and nobody with the required skills works for...
    Сообщение от: brennan, 6 июл 2026 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    76077

    It's only money!
    Сообщение от: brennan, 4 июл 2026 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    30075 at Plym Valley Railway

    Has 30075 been used at the Plym Valley yet? Nothing on their Facebook page.
    Сообщение от: brennan, 3 июл 2026 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    " The Bluebell are in serious financial trouble". Are they?
    Сообщение от: brennan, 30 июн 2026 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    As someone has already commented, it says a lot for the management of the railway that there's nothing else to talk about. The prophets of doom...
    Сообщение от: brennan, 29 июн 2026 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    GWR four-cylinder arrangement?

    As is well known, Churchward compared the performance of French designed compounds against his four cylinder simples , decided he was right and...
    Сообщение от: brennan, 24 июн 2026 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    GWR four-cylinder arrangement?

    I would stick with the day job!
    Сообщение от: brennan, 23 июн 2026 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Now, when I was working in the Arabian Gulf etc etc......
    Сообщение от: brennan, 22 июн 2026 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I suppose it must be the heat...........I thought this thread is about the West Somerset Railway.
    Сообщение от: brennan, 22 июн 2026 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    South Devon Mixed Traction weekend 20 & 21 June

    Had I not been present when the first train ran on the fledgling Dart Valley Railway I may be inclined to support your viewpoint. The fact is,...
    Сообщение от: brennan, 22 июн 2026 в разделе: Galas and Events
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    South Devon Mixed Traction weekend 20 & 21 June

    I went yesterday. I think the TKh is best suited to shunting a steel works! To be honest, the Buckfastleigh site is looking in a run down...
    Сообщение от: brennan, 21 июн 2026 в разделе: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Is Odney owned by the WSR or by the bank?
    Сообщение от: brennan, 17 июн 2026 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK