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lynbarn liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Many thanks. From your comment about G.O.S. I assume, as would be expected of course, that timetable planning is well under way. Hopefully to be releasd soon, aka when it's ready! As for that C set on the Sunday, does that planning yet state...
Sep 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM -
lynbarn liked 73108's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
You forgot the light underneath, Tom :) I can't remember if it was here or on a different well-known railway forum, but for some time the term 'crayonista' was currency for the type of correspondent who would advocate at length the reopening of...
Sep 18, 2026 at 12:27 PM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Helston Railway.
I do not know the history of this group, but I would suggest that may be that both chairmen and boards of directors/ Trustees need to sit down together and bring someone in to make a proposal, to take the project forward.
Sep 18, 2026 at 9:22 AM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Exactly my point; I am no Brunel or steam engineer, for that matter. What I have learned about the subject comes from my working life as a plant room technician and working within the regulations that are in place for that type of environment. I...
Sep 18, 2026 at 9:16 AM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
No, I never said that I wanted to build an Ilfracombe goods. I was just giving out the details that I have on hand; it will be up to others if they want to take the idea forward. I will let you continue to be the highway star while you are...
Sep 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM -
lynbarn liked jnc's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
There we go, then! Noel
Sep 18, 2026 at 8:49 AM -
lynbarn liked MellishR's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Oh I don't know. This latest round of discussion started with "fanciful wanderings", post #1841 not from @lynbarn, about an Ilfracombe Goods. "Fancy" is another version of "fantasy", and the wanderings then extended into ever more extreme...
Sep 18, 2026 at 8:49 AM -
lynbarn liked 60044's post in the thread Helston Railway.
From what I have thread, this sounds like an "L&BR arrangement" for a land-acquisition company buying up the trackbed, whilst another company operates the line they've already got - except that possibly the two companies have to reach an...
Sep 18, 2026 at 8:43 AM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
There is, of course, more to it than just supplying what would be known as superheat to the cylinders; the valve gear would need to be able to deal with the extra energy, maybe even an improved exhaust system will be needed, then you have the...
Sep 17, 2026 at 9:41 PM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
For comparison: 0-8-0T Hecate Weight: 47 tons; Pressure: 160psi; Cyls: 16x24; DW: 4ft 3; TE: 16,385lbs. https://rchsimagearchive.org.uk/index.php?album=Railways-Tramroads/Independent-and-Minor-Lines/Kent-and-East-Sussex-Railway&image=010684E.jpg
Sep 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
An Ilfracombe goods copy as built (140lbs) would only give you 11,100lbs TE, whereas if you gave it a tweak (or two) in the steam circuit to 240 psi, you could end up with a loco that could haul something like 19,164lbs TE. As Google is our...
Sep 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM -
lynbarn liked Kentish Railways's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
I know it is more fanciful wanderings, but how much tractive effort does an Ilfracombe goods produce/how many coaches could a replica handle? Just vaguely remembering a magazine article (maybe?) years and years ago mentioning in passing as a...
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM -
lynbarn liked Enterprise's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Exactly! But obviously beyond the comprehension of some.
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM -
lynbarn liked 35B's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
We're going off topic, but I still have my doubts. In general, enthusiasts like what they knew, with a bias towards the large and charismatic. So locos exported to operate on foreign railways that had no direct main line comparators are always...
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM -
lynbarn liked Bikermike's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
That was indeed the suggestion. Point being that Austerities are hard on the track and not suited to 25mph passenger trains, so what previous ideas have been tried. None of the Great Britain ones survive. Of course the northern lines committee...
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
