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    Austerity 2-8-0 query

    That in one of his books ?
    Post door: class8mikado, 9 jan 2026 om 17:00 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Austerity 2-8-0 query

    Testament to how over engineered steam loco's generally are that WD's a 'just enough to get by design' were still slogging along nigh on 20 years...
    Post door: class8mikado, 8 jan 2026 om 14:21 in forum: Steam Traction
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    BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread

    Guess is that both orders came from a1slt (ie Tornado) and they havent twigged, dont thin B17 have quite got round to ordering yet...
    Post door: class8mikado, 7 jan 2026 om 17:10 in forum: Steam Traction
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    BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread

    Well their wheel sets have been assembled for some time so that would been scrolling back a piece - the quick summary doesnt say anything about...
    Post door: class8mikado, 7 jan 2026 om 13:42 in forum: Steam Traction
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    BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread

    Interesting that Timken havent mentioned P2 or B17... did they/ are they going elsewhere ?
    Post door: class8mikado, 7 jan 2026 om 10:13 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Well deformation on the outside could interface with other parts of the loco, like driving wheels, whereas there s not much on the inner firebox...
    Post door: class8mikado, 19 dec 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Just to pose another question for which only a poke around will probably answer - the new boiler(s) are supposed to have increased water spaces (...
    Post door: class8mikado, 15 dec 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    You can test a boiler any number of times in a variety of ways, they may for instance want to double check its dimensions when 'warm' When it is...
    Post door: class8mikado, 9 dec 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Boiler has arrived, post on farcebook.
    Post door: class8mikado, 9 dec 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread

    SEA ? Surely they will be subject to Inspection like every other...
    Post door: class8mikado, 8 dec 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    76077

    Wow , and i thought my input was only tenuously relevant...o_O
    Post door: class8mikado, 1 dec 2025 in forum: Steam Traction