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المشاركة في موضوع Oil Firing.
Thanks for the clarification Tom Peter
30 جويلية 2026 في 8:26 صباحاً -
أعجب torgormaig بمشاركة Jamessquared' في موضوع Oil Firing.
Not quite, he specifically mentions light oils: The oil used was gas oil or equivalent of low viscosity at normal range of atmospheric temperatures. Although costing more than crudes of high viscosity it was more reliable and obviated the need...
30 جويلية 2026 في 8:24 صباحاً -
المشاركة في موضوع Oil Firing.
A couple of points about this oil firing lark, if I may be permitted as someone who knows very little about it. The issue that Tom raises about the need for a steam supply surely refers to the heavy Bunker C type oil used in Holcroft's day...
29 جويلية 2026 في 11:16 مساءاً -
أعجب torgormaig بمشاركة Sheff' في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Just a flash in the pan :Joyful:.
28 جويلية 2026 في 6:37 صباحاً -
المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
You beat me to it!:) I saw this just after I posted the above and was about to copy it myself. Peter
27 جويلية 2026 في 5:55 مساءاً -
المشاركة في موضوع P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
Thats a bit of a sweeping statement. Surely it depends on the type of oil (liquid fuel) being used. Thick Bunker C fuel is very different to diesel oil which is different again to recycled chip fat. I'm sure that they smell differently too but...
27 جويلية 2026 في 5:29 مساءاً -
المشاركة في موضوع North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
No, it will be Pickering based for the duration of its stay. Peter
27 جويلية 2026 في 11:24 صباحاً -
أعجب torgormaig بمشاركة huochemi' في موضوع North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
No. See attached. This paper on the site is the copy in Search Engine. Unfortunately Search Engine's copy is missing most of the drawings (the IMechE told me when I enquired that they have no record of this paper). On the comparative cost of...
25 جويلية 2026 في 6:08 مساءاً
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torgormaig اضاف ملفات مرفقة في موضوع North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion
I dont think it does either. There is an interesting website about the current restoration of Alaskan Railways N0. 557, an oil burning S160. It included a video of the laying of fire bricks in the firebox which is clearly without a combustion...
25 جويلية 2026 في 9:00 صباحاً
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أعجب torgormaig بمشاركة 21B' في موضوع North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I suspect that the reason that copper fireboxes may not last as long when oil fired is related to the fact that oil burns hotter than coal and copper melts at a lower temperature than steel. That suggests that you would expect the surface of a...
24 جويلية 2026 في 10:24 مساءاً -
أعجب torgormaig بمشاركة buzby2' في موضوع 3801 Operations in 2026.
After some time out for overhaul, 3801 is back! Thirlmere Loaded Test Train: https://www.thnsw.com.au/post/locomotive-3801-completes-load-trials Now available for main line rail tours:...
24 جويلية 2026 في 9:43 مساءاً -
torgormaig اضاف ملفات مرفقة في موضوع North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion
Oh no? This is the UP Challanger coming over the brow of the Continental Divide at Creston, Wyoming in 1995 - it could be seen coming for miles:([ATTACH] This is it a couple of minutes later [ATTACH] That said, I have no idea what grade of...
24 جويلية 2026 في 10:56 صباحاً
