The key thing here is that Lewis Nodes' comments are in the past tense. Sadly the firebox proved to have some unexpected and serious flaws. I say...
Tricky, this. While I'd agree with you that Bulleids are resource-hungry I think the two you've mentioned had very different issues surrounding...
Yes, hindsight is a wonderful thing. But looking back also enables us to identify where, in the past, we may not have looked forward well enough!...
Corrected!
Double-headed P tanks are quite capable of handling 4x Mk.1s on the gradients. The limiting factor isn't oomph, it's water capacity and having the...
Re: Scots Guardsman Loaded test run 6th Feb. Disagreed. It's a forum, and all forum threads do this. I belong to several different railway,...
That's a very sensible suggestion, though I still think the whole idea is barking. If they must section it then at least make sure it's made up...
Spot on.
Yes, I've heard that before and believe it to be true. Online accounts suggest the idea was copied from the Italians who had some compound...
Yep: I had a look at the weekend and it's in the shed with the back section of grate removed and an old duvet in the ashpan to give a comfier...
I've no idea at present, but will be there at the weekend to see what's what. TBH it's almost certainly out of action at this very moment, as...
The period between 1900 and the "big four" grouping interests me, particularly when the Victorian designers were really pushing the boundaries of...
Some did, some didn't. The only duff trip I had was the SP-HK section of our very first go, which was basically getting used to the thing....
Yours is a very simplistic logic, and therefore flawed. A Standard 4 has a 27 sq. ft. grate, a higher boiler pressure and higher degree...
Lol since when has an H2 been a "behemoth"?? It's a mid size loco, comparable in power to something like a U class or 4MT Standard, or indeed a...
There's a spare P tank boiler as well. Though in actual fact both the spare and the one from No.27 are in a very bad way, the better two being...
Didn't the availability of a suitable boiler in excellent condition have a lot to do with that? You are assuming that a decision has been made...
Why? There is nothing wrong with well-meaning speculation or opinion, provided it is described as such. The only danger is in passing off...
In what way does the load on the drawbar vary depending on which coupling is used? It's still being attached from the same loco to the same wagon...
Yep, the film starts by the old fire slip heading north. I may have had something to do with all that! Note the effect at the chimney when it's...
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