Could it be that it’s as simple as someone saying “with the meat on these forging, we can turn on these tyres to 6’9”, why not get the extra wear...
They built ten in 1928.
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It’s a genuine historic locomotive underneath the Thomas stuff. I suspect everything is essentially scaled up to be in proportion to US loading...
“Period of significance” is, I think, the term of art. For example I’d contend that, for Flying Scotsman, apple green with red nameplates (and if...
One interesting point there, which is worth noting. The story was quite neutral (“had to stop at Peterborough” is getting off lightly in the...
Looks to me as though it's phrased as "28,000,000' lbs" which would be foot-lbs, a unit of energy (38,000,000J). Energy would make more sense!
My family has a Garrett steam wagon from 1926; it has Timken taper roller bearings on the axles, crankshaft and countershaft. The only roller...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but on a Duchess, there's no 'running plate' per-se. Any access to anything on the boiler needs either a ladder or a...
Great work plotting this stuff out! Better to see real data than opinions and arguments from authority! Is this plotted with a smoothed curve?...
This is, of course, true of traditional sources too. I'm sure we've all read books on subjects that we were familiar with that were full of...
[MEDIA] Frisco 1630 hauled a 2900 ton coal train this year, which is pretty impressive.
To be clear on the new owner: http://crosvillemotorservices.co.uk/news/post.php?s=gwr-steam-loco-to-be-displayed-at-crosville-rally "The event...
One point about 2 cylinder locos outside the UK. The larger loading gauge outside the UK means that much larger outside cylinders can be easily...
A second minor aside. The B17 and D49 had the conjugation behind the cylinders. Of course, the disadvantage is the reduced access to the valve gear.
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