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B1 (6)1306 Mayflower

Discuție în 'Steam Traction' creată de raven_180, 9 Feb 2011.

  1. keith6233

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    Re: B1 (6)1306



    Last time it was on the mainline ALL steam was 60 mph 75 only came in in the mid 90's.
     
  2. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    I presume you are referring to (6)1306 because 61264 has certainly been on the main line in the 75 mph era.
     
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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    All this goes to show the rather iniquitous nature of the current steam speed limits, whereby B1's and Std 5's can run at 75mph, but Black 5's and Halls with 6ft drivers are limited to 60mph, when both the latter frequently ran in the 70's in BR days. This is particularly so as we are blessed with many of the latter and few of the former thereby somewhat restricting the tours that can be programmed.
     
  4. class8mikado

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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    Would like to see the std 5's stretching their legs, and one of these days a Standard 6....
     
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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    So, who is going to dust off their old Engineering Apprenticeship paperwork to find the bit about how to calculate Mean Piston Speed?
    Then put a case forward to RSSB to review the wheel diameter / max road speed rulings?
     
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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    Already happening as far AFAIK as part of Tornado's case for 90 mph, but I could be wrong.
     
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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    Yes (6)1306
     
  8. YoungRailwayMan

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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    I Personally Cant Wait To See A B1 On The Mainline
     
  9. 1306 mayflower

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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    Both 1306 and 61264 are and will be limited to 75
     
  10. mike1522

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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    Where will mayflower end up for this mainline season?
     
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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    Has the boiler work been completed and is the locomotive still on track for a late April or May completion date?
     
  12. 45407&44871

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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    The boilers now undergone a hydraulic and steam test both out of frames. the boiler past both exams and it's still hoped for completion before summer.
    You may want to keep up to date here: LNER B1 1306 Mayflower | Facebook
    Matt
     
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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    Mid Norfolk Railway Twitter has said 9466 and 61306 for their July gala.
     
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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    Is 1306 doing break-in runs there? Is that the best location?
     
  16. 45407&44871

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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    all running in will be done on site at the works where it is being overhauled apparently, the MNR visit is just a visit.
    matt
     
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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    Thank God. No repeats of what happened to The 6023 last summer.
     
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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    Unless you're implying that the MNR has got an infestation of boiler gremlins I'm not really sure I see how the location of KEII's running in had anything to do with the unfortunate problems
     
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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    How much room do they have at the works to *really* run in 61306?
     
  20. 45407&44871

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    Re: B1 (6)1306

    well they have got quite a bit of space to go with... But I'm only passing on info that I read from the Facebook page IIRC.
    Matt
     

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