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GWR four-cylinder arrangement?

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by Hermod, Jun 23, 2026.

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  1. LMS2968

    LMS2968 Part of the furniture

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    Well, there are people who believe the Earth is flat and also don't accept the counter-arguments!
     
    LMS2968, Jul 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    the pride of various british engines has been massively offended :)

    equally though nothing you have espoused has convinced me the suggestions are nothing more than hypothetical ramblings, inspired by whatever you imbibe of an evening , and that if compounding had real UK benefits it would have been pursued . The UK engines did their jobs well and in some cases remain historical ambassadors as they continue to work in preservation
     
    Sidmouth, Jul 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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    People are not superfluous, whatever their social standing. However Britain's social history is so vastly different from that of Denmark, to Brits it is hardly believable, despite the 1788 decree ending stavnsbånd, ordinary Danes had so little effective freedom until the end of the 19th century.
    The Coronation had 144 3rd class seats, but only 48 1st class . Whether those in 1st class were upper class, or merely wealthy does not matter. 3/4 of the passengers were not 1st class.
    The Coronation Scot also seems to have been 70/30 split in favour of 3rd class.
    Ordinary people in Britain were allowed to travel from centuries before railways were built. In the late 19th and early 20th century, our industrial economy meant that many business people needed to travel-the process of amalgamation and consolidation that is a normal part of the life-cycle of any industry meant that for the first time there were companies with facilities all across the country. How would a consulting engineer, or a senior accountant travel? If one lived and worked in Dundee, but had to attend a meeting in the city, what then? 30 hours on a 25mph putnikki vlak?
    There were no buses, and the 'Great North Road ' even in 1930, was scarcely wide enough for two cars to pass- the same as most of Europe until your neighbours got busy- so ordinary people travelled by train. And the less time spent travelling, the better. So fast long-distance express trains were essential to the economy and business life of Britain.
    It wasn't just a few aristocrats filling their empty days with pointless indulgence.
     
    ross, Jul 16, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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