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lynbarn replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
An Ilfracombe goods copy as built (140lbs) would only give you 11,100lbs TE, whereas if you gave it a tweak (or two) in the steam circuit to 240 psi, you could end up with a loco that could haul something like 19,164lbs TE. As Google is our...
Sep 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
They really are quite small engines. As built the TE was about 10,300lbf. Later rebuilds increased the boiler pressure to 16opsi and that takes the TE up to 12,660lbf. To put that in context, a Terrier is about around 7,500lbf. The Stirling O1,...
Sep 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM -
jnc liked Kentish Railways's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
I know it is more fanciful wanderings, but how much tractive effort does an Ilfracombe goods produce/how many coaches could a replica handle? Just vaguely remembering a magazine article (maybe?) years and years ago mentioning in passing as a...
Sep 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM -
jnc liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It will not be the first time. Again, "professional managers" who don't have a clue about what has been collected and stored for spare parts seem to have been going around the NYMR for ages, selling off what they deem to be scrap without...
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM -
jnc liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I know. It’s actually very difficult to create change in a heritage railway. Boards are frequently (often rightly) reluctant to be brave because the line between brave and broken is very very fine. Changing paid employees is very challenging...
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That's good advice. I've already heard of items being 'listed' that are not the railways property to sell.
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM -
60044 replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Well it could be said of Trecatty, but isn't that a rather more long term project , considering that I read that it no longer exists! Perhaps (for those with memories) they'd be better served hiring in Kilmersdon - at least one person would be...
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:49 PM -
Jamessquared replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
They really are quite small engines. As built the TE was about 10,300lbf. Later rebuilds increased the boiler pressure to 16opsi and that takes the TE up to 12,660lbf. To put that in context, a Terrier is about around 7,500lbf. The Stirling O1,...
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM -
thb17 liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Some good news and an appeal to finally finish GWR 216 - all contributions welcome! https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1642227661118531&id=100059939393685 (Facebook link but open access) Matt
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM -
thb17 replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
well yes but the same could be said for trecatty.
Sep 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM -
Matt78 liked thb17's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
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