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  1. Sheff antwortete auf das Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    I have every sympathy with @Big Al’s views, I wouldn’t want to be shoved around in a coffin by a diesel with an asthmatic figurehead up front. However, my solution is simple - I save my money and no longer book any tour that involves WCRC.

    5 Juli 2026 um 13:56

  2. Sheff gefällt henrywinskills Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    Agreed John, but there are the WCR disciples on here (can think of 3) who are blinded by their allegiance.

    5 Juli 2026 um 13:51

  3. Sheff gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    It betrays a very peculiar mindset to suggest somebody goes to the trouble and expense of travelling with the aim of being disappointed in order to criticise the operator! On the broader points about 'performance', it seems to me that the heart...

    5 Juli 2026 um 13:49

  4. Sheff gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    I do it just to annoy you two who seem to think WCR can do no wrong. ;) And to prove it why not swallow this one. Today's itinerary was good and it seems that despite the weather up north, we may have been operating under fire risk regs. That...

    5 Juli 2026 um 13:47

  5. Sheff gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    So here we are taking water at Heaton just 15 miles from our Morpeth drop off point! It was a nice run up to York with Les Ross doing what it does best. At York the ECML made us late away plus a power failure in York Depot that marooned...

    5 Juli 2026 um 13:47

  6. Sheff gefällt steam_mads Beitrag in dem Thema No 246 Morayshire.

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Re-wheeled this week at Bo’ness; boiler now in the final stages at LMS too!

    IMG_9877.jpeg IMG_9878.jpeg 5 Juli 2026 um 11:42

  7. Sheff gefällt LMS2968s Beitrag in dem Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    I know you have the Book on Webb's Three-cylinder compounds. Have a look at all the additional pipework in the smokebox which gets in the way of routine maintenance, such as tube replacement and even cleaning. Take the Midland Compounds with...

    4 Juli 2026 um 07:52

  8. Sheff gefällt LMS2968s Beitrag in dem Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    'Best' is a word rather open to interpretation; you need to specify from which point of view they were 'Best'. As you say the Compounds had their weaknesses and the main one was size - or lack of it. They were more than big enough for the...

    4 Juli 2026 um 07:46

  9. Sheff gefällt 60044s Beitrag in dem Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    I sort of the agree with the comment about keeping your dreams to yourself but there does seem to be a trend on this forum for passive aggressive attempts (from some quarters more than others!) to shut down comments such as yours. This is after...

    4 Juli 2026 um 07:44

  10. Sheff gefällt LMS2968s Beitrag in dem Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    Sorry, but wrong way around. The Compound regulator was an ingenious bit of kit and allowed the unskilled driver to drive them effectively. At small openings live steam was fed to the two low pressure cylinders to allow starting, at the same time...

    4 Juli 2026 um 07:43

  11. Sheff gefällt marshall5s Beitrag in dem Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    I don't think that it was "special" as it was a commonly used arrangement in the U.S. but the downside was a 'weak' front end requiring the use of braces to the smokebox. With the use of continuous frames and separate cylinder castings on the...

    4 Juli 2026 um 07:43

  12. Sheff gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    I'm reminded of Adams' trial of the Wordsell-von Borries system (a two cylinder compound) on one of his 4-4-0s. It worked OK, and saved a small amount of coal, but that was more than outweighed by the additional lubrication demands, such that it...

    4 Juli 2026 um 07:27

  13. Sheff gefällt LMS2968s Beitrag in dem Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    Not so the second driving axle having to deal with offset torque and massive torsional stresses. Not a huge problem in a country like Britain sitting on massive reserves of cheap coal, so the building and maintenance costs became the dominant...

    4 Juli 2026 um 07:26

  14. Sheff antwortete auf das Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    Yes, we Chemicals are indeed the chameleons of the profession ;)

    3 Juli 2026 um 12:13
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