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  1. 35B replied to the thread Oil Firing.

    That question presumes that the ability to make virgin steel is necessary and desirable. Given the moves towards electric arc furnaces, the assumption is at minimum open to challenge

    Aug 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM

  2. 35B liked Nigel Day's post in the thread Oil Firing.

    I disagree. I have worked on steam across the world. I’ve seen the universal decline in coal quality, suppliers, the movement against’dirty’ fuels and now the high price of such lower quality fuel. Again and again I see the belief that somehow...

    Aug 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM

  3. 35B liked Dag Bonnedal's post in the thread Oil Firing.

    As many of the participants in this discussion has pointed out, oil firing does not have a strong tradition in the UK, still it is viewed by many as the eventual way forward. What often is lost in the debate is the actual role of coal firing in...

    Aug 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM

  4. 35B liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I dropped in and paid a first visit yesterday on our way back from holiday, so a few impressions. Firstly, on the positive side - the setting of Woody Bay is divine, and the place oozes SR atmosphere. [ATTACH] The necessary additions that...

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