I need to win the Euro lottery:):):):):)
I am trying to get my head around this, but as I read, it seems we have two organisations trying to reopen the entire branch line. One has a...
Getting back to the railway, I see this has appeared. Well done to all concerned and those who have been involved...
Shame, it's a pity we don't have a current David Morgan around to sort the issues out, who can look at both sides of the discussion and work out a...
Now that depends on which side of the boiler wars you stand on: LBSC's or Greenleys :D:D:D
I have been doing a bit more digging on this loco, and I have now been told the reason why it never came back was that it is out of gauge for most...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For comparison: 0-8-0T Hecate Weight: 47 tons; Pressure: 160psi; Cyls: 16x24; DW: 4ft 3; TE: 16,385lbs....
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...
And the second is that it is the wrong Gauge
Tom, it was tongue-in-cheek and was not a serious proposal. If you consider the number of steam locos that the UK has built in the past 200 years...
Of course, if you want to be considered totally bonkers, then why not look to buying one of the larger remaining 3 ft 6 in gauge 2-6-2T, then...
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