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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Has anyone got a drawing or photo of a continuous camshaft and its cam follower/roller for the Franklin 'B' gear (as opposed to the'stepped'...
    Post by: Eightpot, Mar 27, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    Hasn't stopped boiler explosions in Germany, indeed, one of them took place in Meiningen Works!
    Post by: Eightpot, Mar 24, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    I'm not so sure that roller chains stretch as such, but more a case of wear in all the individual pins and bushes.
    Post by: Eightpot, Mar 17, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Sounds like there is plenty of scope for development work (modifications, and with little or no 'in-service' experience) before 2007 is let loose...
    Post by: Eightpot, Mar 15, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    Re the driving wheels having been reduced by 1" diameter, has anyone any ideas as to what this amounts to in terms of loss of mileage that ended...
    Post by: Eightpot, Mar 8, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tulyar

    Some things about Deltics that you may not be aware of, from experience at 34G in the mid 1960s. For light engine running it was best to have...
    Post by: Eightpot, Feb 21, 2025 in forum: Diesel & Electric Traction