The key thing here is that Lewis Nodes' comments are in the past tense. Sadly the firebox proved to have some unexpected and serious flaws. I say...
Tricky, this. While I'd agree with you that Bulleids are resource-hungry I think the two you've mentioned had very different issues surrounding...
Yes, hindsight is a wonderful thing. But looking back also enables us to identify where, in the past, we may not have looked forward well enough!...
Corrected!
Double-headed P tanks are quite capable of handling 4x Mk.1s on the gradients. The limiting factor isn't oomph, it's water capacity and having the...
Re: Scots Guardsman Loaded test run 6th Feb. Disagreed. It's a forum, and all forum threads do this. I belong to several different railway,...
That's a very sensible suggestion, though I still think the whole idea is barking. If they must section it then at least make sure it's made up...
Spot on.
Yes, I've heard that before and believe it to be true. Online accounts suggest the idea was copied from the Italians who had some compound...
Yep: I had a look at the weekend and it's in the shed with the back section of grate removed and an old duvet in the ashpan to give a comfier...
I've no idea at present, but will be there at the weekend to see what's what. TBH it's almost certainly out of action at this very moment, as...
The period between 1900 and the "big four" grouping interests me, particularly when the Victorian designers were really pushing the boundaries of...
Some did, some didn't. The only duff trip I had was the SP-HK section of our very first go, which was basically getting used to the thing....
Yours is a very simplistic logic, and therefore flawed. A Standard 4 has a 27 sq. ft. grate, a higher boiler pressure and higher degree...
Lol since when has an H2 been a "behemoth"?? It's a mid size loco, comparable in power to something like a U class or 4MT Standard, or indeed a...
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