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  1. std tank reageerde op het topic BR Double blastpipes.

    Indeed, Doncaster Works drawings office drew up the design for a double chimney to be used on the Standard 5s. However, the design never went beyond the drawings office.

    11 aug 2026 om 13:38

  2. std tank vond The Green Howards's post leuk in het topic Oil Firing.

    I remember the large number of trains that used to run out of Hitchin carrying scrap from the huge processing plant nearby that were ultimately destined for China. The steel we got in return was, shall we say, not the best...

    9 aug 2026 om 21:29

  3. std tank vond 60044's post leuk in het topic Oil Firing.

    A more constructive question is how far will it be possible to go with electric arc furnaces? AIUI they are only suitable for recycling scrap steel, and presumably the supply of that will diminish over time as we build more and recycle a...

    9 aug 2026 om 20:02

  4. std tank reageerde op het topic Oil Firing.

    What do you want, steel or crap steel?

    9 aug 2026 om 18:11

  5. std tank reageerde op het topic Oil Firing.

    Interesting. Can someone tell me how Europe's blast furnaces would survive without coal/coke?

    9 aug 2026 om 12:30
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