MellishR's Recent Activity
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MellishR liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Steam sells. It's a vital USP of the NYMR. I've seen people turn away when they find out it's not Steam haulage. The present timetable is littered with Ds and ds, how does that look? The diesels themselves are class 37s and a 47, two in BR...
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MellishR liked iancawthorne's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If you're over for a day trip, yes probably, but if you're in the area on holiday for a week like we are in just over a week's time. We intend to travel as a family, but if it's a diesel at the front, we'll be walking away and doing something...
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MellishR liked pmh_74's post in the thread Barnstaple and Yeo Valley Railway Trust - B&YVRT.
Yes, I take your point. Although I would point out that the general purpose of publicity is to try to reach as many people as possible, not just those who make an effort to go looking for it.
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MellishR odgovara u temi VT: Ticket to Ride with 7029 - 11/07/26.
Thanks for the picture but <pedant mode on> 7029 Clun Castle was built to a GWR design but by BR in 1950.
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MellishR odgovara u temi North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In general it seems undesirable to use any kind of oil as fuel that could be used as food. Used cooking oil is another matter. Even if you are going to use fresh rapeseed oil, why cold pressed?
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MellishR liked RAB3L's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
No, British engineers weren't stupid but at the end of the 19th century, not surprisingly, they lacked sufficient knowledge of thermodynamics. Even Gresley made the mistake of placing the steam inlet in the P2 cylinder block too close to the...
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MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Crikey! All I said was that it seemed to be a long way from Strawberry Hill to Alton! ;) Tom
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MellishR liked Spamcan81's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
Obviously UP* considered their Challenger and Big Boy articulated locos were more than good enough to warrant not going down the compound route. *Other railroads are available.
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MellishR liked Jimc's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
Yes, like all pretty much all engineering its about tradeoffs. We enthusiasts are very prone to talk about success and failure, but most likely in most situations its more nuanced than that. The French compounds on the GWR, for instance, weren't...
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MellishR odgovara u temi GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
It is nonsense to say without qualification that compounding is good or compounding is bad. The choice between simple and compound expansion is like many choices in engineering, with each having pros and cons. Two factors in France, the high cost...
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MellishR liked MarkinDurham's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
Well, the Midland compounds seemed to do OK, but yes, the UK loading gauge was/is pretty restrictive. I do wonder how Fowler's proposed compound Pacific would have turned out - hopefully with decent axleboxes, but that's another discussion... Mark
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MellishR liked RAB3L's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
I think that you will find that the match between Churchward's locos and the French Atlantics was fairly equal but only because the former had advanced large, long-travel valves whereas the latter had narrow steam passages and slide valves for...
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MellishR liked 26D_M's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.
"Asthmatic figurehead" is cruel but also perfectly accurate. In defence of WC, I dont think they've ever succumbed to using 3 diesels to assist one steam loco on a charter like Saphos LSL did yesterday ....
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MellishR liked henrywinskill's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.
Isnt it strange that the 10 year olds seem to respond to the posts though.
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