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Chris86 liked brennan's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The fuel/air mix , unless some very sophisticated controls have been installed, is manually controlled. Achieving smokeless combustion on flash up is practically impossible but the control of smoke when under load will improve as crews gain...
May 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM -
Chris86 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Whether oil or solid fuel fired, the air flow is primarily controlled by the blastpipe and the driver. It is a wonderfully simple arrangement whereby the more steam that is used, the more that is exhausted through the blastpipe, whether through...
May 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM -
Chris86 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The shade I understand is "Burrell Plum".
May 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM -
Chris86 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Great to see something positive coming out from this thread- hopefully the Oil fired S160 will prove to be a useful asset. Couple of questions regarding the conversion (if anyone knows) - Is there any way of altering the airflow to reduce the...
May 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM -
Chris86 liked black5's post in the thread Ravenglass & Eskdale- Northern Rock's Golden Jubliee Gala 2-4 May.
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