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Chris86 gefällt Sheffs Beitrag in dem Thema 6024 King Edward 1.
I was an engineer in the chemical industry all my working life and firstly for our sins they were always referred to as vacuum pumps, be they recip, liquid ring or whatever. However, in design and specification, we always used absolute pressure...
1 Juni 2026 um 22:52 -
Chris86 gefällt 5801s Beitrag in dem Thema 6024 King Edward 1.
Most other industries call that device an Exhauster.
1 Juni 2026 um 22:51 -
Chris86 gefällt 73108s Beitrag in dem Thema Brighton Belle update.
All style and no substance. Just right for the punters it's aimed at. And it's another former BB car with most of its real history stripped out for today's champagne and canapes set. Yes, I see the irony in that comment, but it would be nice if...
1 Juni 2026 um 22:46 -
Chris86 gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema Jacobite 2026.
It is a welcome development, no doubt about that, particularly as it no longer seems the question of an exemption being issued is a barrier to the operation.
1 Juni 2026 um 22:44 -
Chris86 gefällt 2857Harrys Beitrag in dem Thema SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
4150 has been steamed today for first time in Pres. Boiler inspector visiting tomorrow
1 Juni 2026 um 19:30 -
Chris86 gefällt Kje7812s Beitrag in dem Thema 6024 King Edward 1.
At work we would always call it at vacuum pump. And that's a chemistry lab!
31 Mai 2026 um 20:03 -
Chris86 gefällt Aberdares Beitrag in dem Thema 6024 King Edward 1.
The correct name for the mechanical pump that pumps air to create a vacuum in the brake system on a GWR locomotive is the 'Air Pump'. Officialdom at GWR Swindon nearly always refers to it as such in drawings and documents. Outside of the works at...
31 Mai 2026 um 20:03 -
Chris86 gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema Jacobite 2026.
No, still sat in the yard at Bury I believe.
29 Mai 2026 um 17:33 -
Chris86 antwortete auf das Thema Jacobite 2026.
Has 45212 been started?
29 Mai 2026 um 13:25
