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Loco Mileages - 2021

Discuție în 'Steam Traction' creată de ykin01, 6 Ian 2022.

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  1. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    16 Apr 2009
    Mesaje:
    9.000
    Aprecieri primite:
    5.922
    Mr Fairlie himself would be well pleased too.
     
    MellishR, 11 Ian 2022
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  2. 30854

    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

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    11.496
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    Masculin
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    Retired
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    Brighton&Hove
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    No I do not currently volunteer
    I suspect so too. From what I've read, James Spooner (i.e. the original loco of that name) was a pretty significant improvement on Little Wonder, itself way better than the double ended contraption with a single firebox supplied to the Neath & Brecon Rly.
     
    30854, 11 Ian 2022
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  3. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    65.637
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    LBSC 215
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    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Not quite Victorian, but the H class at the Bluebell (built 1904) has twice in recent years gone over 7,000 for the year, the peak being 8,740 in 2015. At one point I thought it might hit 50,000 for its ticket, but Covid and a protracted intermediate overhaul that saw it out of use for a year has put paid to that, but it will still be over 40,000 when it bows out next month. A lot of that will have been hauling the dining trains, which are reasonably heavy (140 tons) up reasonably steep and sustained gradients (1 in 75/60/55 for about 8 miles on each round trip). Not too shabby for a loco of that vintage.

    Tom
     
    Jamessquared, 11 Ian 2022
    #23
    ragl și black5 apreciază asta.
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