From 1925 the GWR fitted a pair of 5 1/8 diameter flue tubes in the upper corners of untapered boilers that had belpaire fireboxes, pressure...
I'm working on a piece about Churchward's pacific, and one doesn't get far into that topic without considering Churchwards's paper "Large...
[snip] Let's have a little game (maybe for a different thread). Suppose the National Collection had space for only 10 steam locomotives. You can...
This has surfaced on the dreaded Facebook. There are videos of her in service on May 2nd, so presumably happened later that day or since. [The...
I was trying to work out comparative route availability on different lines, and although I have the GW list, I couldn't find any others. I found a...
One of the strangest bits of personal reminiscence I know of are K J Cook's comments about the GWR 9400s in Swindon steam. Cook makes it very...
Michael Bailey and Peter Davidson discuss the findings of their "dig" on the preserved locomotive "Invicta" ""Invicta" ran on the Canterbury and...
[IMG] I came across this on museum.wales hunting for material on Barry Railway Locomotives. They don't seem to know much about it....
According to GWR Loco Committee minutes, on 7th October 1907 the GWR locomotive committee authorised the sale of a model of locomotive valve...
When people talk about going on a drawing hunt... This is from a post on Fbook from Didcot Railway Centre about drawing conservation. Tracings...
http://www.9466.co.uk reports that, perhaps unsurprisingly, the late Dennis Howell's Pannier tank is on the market. More details to come late...
[img] Trains taking tanks to the battle of Cambrai. The leading engines on two of the trains at least are obviously Dean Goods. What are the...
I'm sure there are some standard ratios for comparing boilers - things like grate area:heating surface perhaps. What are the conventionally useful...
The prototype Star had an ingenious variation on Walschaerts valve gear which used no eccentrics, but a cross connection from the other side of...
I see from the news that KGV and Truro are now at STEAM ready for the 175 exhibition. I can't find it recorded anywhere what's moving to make the...
In 1905 the Alexandra Docks Railway (Newport, S Wales), faced with a loco stud which seemed to consist of whatever had been on special offer at...
From the 92214 topic... http://www.national-preservation.com/threads/br-9f-92214.443723/page-7#post-1132577 He did, but you know, you do have to...
As it seems some folk have problems, here's my guide to telling GWR 4-6-0s apart... 1) Frame Type 1.1 Outside/Double Frames, inside cylinders....
This Image, Model Railway News circa 1940 something was posted in the Thompson Thread [ATTACH] It struck me this was quite a fun exercise, so I...
I was about to post is in the Thompson thread, but probably should be separated. It might be an interesting thread to discuss who the BR design...
Separă nume cu o virgulă.
