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The BB has always been bad for signal strength. Best place was in the northern area of the tunnel. How is the strength at EG?
Valve timing* on a car is set up equally for each cylinder. If the camshaft is ground correctly then each beat will be the same. Variations in the...
BB locos used to carry portable pumps on their tenders. Do they still do that? Some years ago my dear old friend 'Fred' whilst working for BB...
Glasgow was run by RR but was funded by the government. Manchester was Ford and Derby was RR along with a new factory at Crewe now known as...
You are quite right they were built at Trafford Park and the number was 30,400 not 60,000. By the end of the war the cost had come down from...
These posts do sometimes get mixed up especially if more than one is repeated. However I got the gist of your reply thank you Martin and the...
Truly amazing what can be done on the railway "after hours".:p
Thanks Martin, that's cleared up.:) james squared wrote Well indeed they might. 2 into 6 equals 3, so Siamesed exhaust ports. Quite common on...
And something else this doddering old fool noticed.:) The lumps were described correctly as V12 engines. So why were only 5 (five) exhaust stubs...
I think we are at cross purposes here. Let's start again.:confused: The Mossie in the TV programe belongs to Jerry Yagen and was filmed at his...
Is the Mossie in the TV programe not the NZ one then?
Somewhat surprised that it was built in New Zealand wasn't reported. Or did I in my old age miss that?
Last time I saw it, it was butane/propane powered. Has it reverted to petrol?
Are the gauging issues more likely to be weight issues on the Riddlesdown, Oxted and especially the Cooks Pond Viaduct? Steam has in the recent...
The power of 73s varies according to system and/or time. On diesel, 750 hp at engine flywheel but down to 600 hp at the wheels. Tractive effort...
73s were certainly tested on push/pull workings at 100 mph and above on the electrified line in the Sittingbourne Faversham area, and indeed have...
1. As noted by others ,diesels are restricted to their 'designed speed'. In the case of 73136 Perseverance, not strictly a diesel but an Electro...
Ah the good old days. I'm afraid these days hmg's traffic commissioner considers that 'plying for hire'. Even in the 'olden' days a traffic...
May not have been hot and dry where you are but Thorpe Culvert has been over 80 since 11.00 . Smart pull away from Wainfleet this afternoon, not...
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