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Spinner odgovara u temi Steamrail Victoria (AU) open days.
And, as an added bonus, Newport Railway Museum is a very short walk away.
11. Siječanj 2026. u 06:50 -
Spinner liked Austeam's post in the thread Steamrail Victoria (AU) open days.
Steamrail Victoria (located in Melbourne Australia) are holding their workshop open days in the former Victorian Railways Newport Workshops. From March 7-10. Usually between 7-10 locos in steam. Doing demonstration runs on a short mixed/goods...
11. Siječanj 2026. u 06:49
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Spinner liked LMS2968's post in the thread Austerity 2-8-0 query.
A problem with WDs as far as crews were concerned was the fore and aft surging as speed rose, increasing from 25 m.p.h. on to the point where anything above 40 m.p.h. was bordering on dangerous. The reason was the lack of reciprocating balance....
7. Siječanj 2026. u 08:26 -
Spinner liked 35B's post in the thread Austerity 2-8-0 query.
You're overlooking the minor matter of the complete replacement of all steam in those 20 years. No correlation between scrapping rate and usefulness should be assumed given the mass extinction nature of what happened.
7. Siječanj 2026. u 08:25 -
Spinner liked 5944's post in the thread Accounting for Steam Locomotives (ex Flying Scotsman thread).
It's NP, surely we should be discussing what colour ink was used for the accounts? ;) It does seem a bit daft all the experiments and improvements with steam locos, when large parts of the rest of the railway essentially stagnated for a hundred...
7. Siječanj 2026. u 08:13
