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MellishRs letzte Aktivitäten

  1. MellishR gefällt Old Kent Bikers Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    As it often says on financial pitches "past performance is no guarantee of future results". In this case, we need to look positively to build the future from where we are now, not rest on our laurels, bathing in the glory of past achievements,...

    12 Juni 2026 um 17:40

  2. MellishR gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.

    Is that a typo for 65 mph? RSSB RIS 4472 states the following: G D 1.6 The steam speeds formula takes into account: a) Wheel diameter rotational speed of 6 revs per second. b) Piston stroke and oscillation speed of 1600 ft per minute. c)...

    12 Juni 2026 um 17:36

  3. MellishR gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.

    RSSB RIS 4472 Appendix D states that Black 5's are limited to 65 mph. Jubilees, Scots and Princess Royals are 75 mph & Duchesses 80 mph, as are A4's and the A1. Owners can specify lower maximum speeds. It is possible to apply to the RSSB for a...

    12 Juni 2026 um 17:34

  4. MellishR gefällt class8mikados Beitrag in dem Thema The 10A Allocation.

    Cant think that the use of roller bearings has ever been a factor in setting mainline loco speed limits. Some dispensation would need to be sought for a Black 5 to run at 75mph, but perhaps because of a proposed alteration to balancing or perhaps...

    12 Juni 2026 um 17:31

  5. MellishR antwortete auf das Thema RTC 2026.

    I can't get their website to show me anything after September.

    10 Juni 2026 um 11:49

  6. MellishR antwortete auf das Thema LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    I am surprised that it was apparently easier for NR to find a path (which might now be problematic after the delayed start) to Derby and beyond via the busy WCML and Lichfield than via a reversal in Crewe station and then Stoke and Uttoxeter.

    10 Juni 2026 um 11:43

  7. MellishR antwortete auf das Thema LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.

    I acknowledge that in principle those are different things for different purposes, but when they apply at the same place they effectively combine to 37 minutes (or possibly less if the train is allowed on its way sooner).

    10 Juni 2026 um 11:38
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