Phew, found it: "By January 1943, the Running Department had requested a modern version of the LPTB L2 2-6-4Ts. All orders for the V3s were...
Will anything be happening on Thursday 12th? Or just the Fri/Sat/Sun?
The purpose of the keyway would have been to locate the driving wheel on the axle, so nothing to do with conjugated valvegear. Fair enough,...
To challenge a couple of these points: According to the P2 website (the photograph of the failed crank axle) there was only one third of the...
This thread has become preoccupied with the merits and demerits of conjugated valve gear, but I have a question regarding the P2s. The P2s were...
Simon, I wasn't condemning Thompson, and I look forward (as a non-engineer though) to reading the report. I was simply suggesting that just...
That thought occurred to me, having been a passenger on the December 5th run. A seventy plus year old loco breezing 90+mph, and seemingly well...
I think an apology is in order. As the poster who put forward the possibility that Thompson may have been on the autism spectrum, I now feel very...
A few weeks ago there was a proposal for a 'National Preservation' locomotive, which ultimately came to nothing. Would there be an appetite for...
Fair enough, I wanted to put the suggestion forward as food for thought, as stated, and that is done now. I'm sure that personality flaws can...
I have followed this thread with interest, knowing very little of Thompson's supposed animosity for Gresley. Isn't it usually the case that...
That pretty much sums it up for me. I would have thought that it would have been the increase in boiler pressure that was responsible for...
The only time I travelled behind her was from Grimsby to Kings Cross in October 1967 (I don't remember the exact date) down the East Lincolnshire...
I have a question about the changes to boiler pressure and cylinder diameter. Will the locomotive be more or less effective as a result? Yes, I...
I think the figure of four tons may be correct, but 65 gallons is a bit low (my Astra holds about 12 gallons). At 20 lbs per mile you would need...
Second visit to the line, but first gala there, and yes I thoroughly enjoyed it, although we could only do Thursday/Friday. Kidderminster was...
1450?
Aaaagh, another pint of Sadler's Mellow Yellow please...... Seriously, we enjoyed our day, it's a lovely railway and the weather was superb....
I will be there tomorrow and Friday so I thought I'd have a quick look at the last few pages of this thread. All the analysis of the various sets...
Brilliant :):):):)
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