There's a similar sized loco (10" x 16") just taken up residence on the NYMR and, when overhauled will be used on galas, other special occasions...
I always find it amusing that the corpse was issued with a single passenger ticket rather than being treated as a package!
Very interesting. You've obviously got a lot more fundamental information than me.
As Andy has suggested, the first place to look is the loco vacuum ejector. I'll hazard a guess that it is a Penberthy type ejector and I'll make...
I'm a bit surprised at the expected price quoted by Steam Railway. Is that journalistic licence, I wonder? Anyone paying that much must want it...
I know that this is no GA drawing but it looks as though the brake blocks are the same on all wheels.[ATTACH]
So, what's untrue? That the HR article does show that there has been no smoke without fire? Or perhaps it is that so many have made things...
Having now looked at a photo of F No.654 I can see what you mean about the position of the front blocks. However, the photo that I'm looking at...
Whitby never had a central release road in BR days and earlier, simply a central carriage siding.
Well, the next question I'll ask is why are the blocks different? The second question is do they need to be? Just curious.
You could have a look at https://www.rssb.co.uk/rgs/standards/GMRT2466 Iss 4.pdf although it doesn't give a dimensioned detail drawing. I wouldn't...
I don't think Malcolm Imps was being serious with what he posted, more being sarcastic. That's the way I read it, anyhow.
You mean its unlikely to run out of steam, there.
Go to: https://www.heritagerailway.co.uk/ Scroll down to 'Check out Heritage Railway' This is a taster of the magazine with the first 14 pages....
The article is well worth reading by everyone, not just those interested in the WSR. I can see a few other heritage railways being in a similar...
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