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26D_Ms letzte Aktivitäten

  1. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Oil Firing..

    Did the oil burning Halls and 28xx have steel boxes back in the day?

    29 Juli 2026 um 19:48

  2. 26D_M gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

    This really warrants a separate topic. I can't speak for other lines, but in our case, there are separate elements in our competency management (for both drivers and firemen) for small and large locos, and shunting. So a prospective driver or...

    29 Juli 2026 um 19:07

  3. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Oil Firing..

    So possibility of using 2873's boiler as an oil fire conversion if it has no planned usage? I don't know how much work there would be adapting 4965's boiler nor how easy to revert to coal fired. Then there's the tender fuel bunker to adapt. 4965...

    29 Juli 2026 um 18:48

  4. 26D_M gefällt bristolians Beitrag in dem Thema Oil Firing..

    The extension frames and cylinders from 4942 are now being fitted to 5967.

    29 Juli 2026 um 18:39

  5. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Oil Firing..

    I've lost track but is there a boiler from a 28xx/Hall and some Hall cylinders spare from one of the "repurposed" ex Barry locos? Maybe worth considering rather than altering those currently on RAH? Mention of the Turkish 8fs fitted with steel...

    29 Juli 2026 um 14:11

  6. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk.

    Out of curiosity Steve, using the Moors as an example, would somebody have to have had broad steam loco experience in their training turns in order to be passed out for driving and then be qualified for "anything"? To use an extreme example, if...

    29 Juli 2026 um 10:12

  7. 26D_M gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema Vintage Trains 2026.

    Usually only if necessary...but the reasons it is necessary seem to get longer by the day - that is the reality of mainline steam. Without wishing to reopen a well worn can of worms, chatting to footplate staff on the Clun Castle trip to...

    29 Juli 2026 um 09:02

  8. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Which is a deception by omission.

    28 Juli 2026 um 19:35

  9. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk.

    Agreeing with your point but if that was circa 2008 Alan there wouldn't be anyone with experience of firing the LN within 20+ years and approaching 50 years with ex BR knowledge. It ran for 5 years or so in the early 80s, so maybe 25 firing...

    28 Juli 2026 um 17:29

  10. 26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Fire Risk.

    I agree with that and it is more straightforward to qualify for firing even though it is arguably the more skilled role [emoji6] Your situation with the Atlantic mirrors our experience when the B12 visited and I imagine if it vists Bluebell in...

    28 Juli 2026 um 17:11

  11. 26D_M gefällt andrewtopliss Beitrag in dem Thema Fire Risk.

    It's probably worth remembering that there aren't an infinite supply of different classes of loco...and they aren't infinitely different. Within driver or fireman training, you would expect building up the core skills to take place over time and...

    28 Juli 2026 um 16:55
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