But did I refer to a jimmy in my post? No, I did not! I spoke specifically about a petticoat pipe - and NOT a jimmy - which is an entirely...
By the time Terry started working at Saltley, it had been LMS for nearly 30 years, so I'd hardly say he was a Midland man, and I don't see you...
I wonder if the photo was taken during - or immediately after - WWII, and if the vegetables were a result of the 'Dig for Victory' campaign?
Sealions? Ye gods - that would have got you more than a funny look! :D
Two new signals were commissioned today at Rawtenstall, on the East Lancs. Railway. The crossing controlled by Rawtenstall West Box is now fully...
Yes, but have you tried it on a Bardic, and checked how good it is from, say, 100 yards away? I'm not saying it won't work (my caution was because...
As the Super Ds were intended to haul heavy, unfitted goods and mineral trains, one thing which should have been up to standard was the brakes....
A guard I knew in Sussex said that, in one shed (sorry, I can't remember which), the crews lost their Maunsell 2-6-0s, and were given Q1s in place...
Really? Taking exhaust pipes out of steam engines? The only engines I've ever heard of with exhaust pipes are diesels; steam engines have blast...
PLEASE don't use that on a Bardic screen - acrylic paint is not translucent, so it will block the light from going through! By the way; I found...
CAUTIONARY NOTE: before buying glass paint, check that it's compatible with plastic! Some glass paints are solvent based, using solvents which...
I wonder what they'd have thought if the message had asked for a Toad, as well!!
If I remember right, I saw an article some years back about the Eastern Region of BR, in East Anglia, using both steam cleaners and pressure...
And where exactly did I suggest "sticking a piece of metal round the inside of the top of the exhaust pipe", Peckett? From your post, I'd say you...
Respect, indeed, JTX!!
You're very welcome!
From other bits I've read about Stanier, I can well believe it. I can't speak from personal experience, having never fired one - and, even if I...
I think I can tell you why Derby just kept churning them out to the same pattern, Tom (put your feet up, this is a long post, even by my...
I've never worked on a 3F, but if they were basically 'Jinties with tenders', I can well believe it!
Yes, but how hot does a flame have to be to melt steel? As hot as an oxy-acetylene burner, and I can hardly believe that the flames coming out of...
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