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    Industrial Loco Updates

    Probably convenience. The layout of conventional fired engines has a firebox at the cab end and thus the smokebox and chimney at the other end....
    Post by: estwdjhn, Apr 28, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    I gave them the out of "it's really poor", which I suppose includes "it's really fragile". Other than that, what else might I be missing?
    Post by: estwdjhn, Apr 19, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    I'm with Steve. We routinely take 2 Mk1s up a route which includes a quarter of a mile of 1 in 36 with a 12" loco. It requires the crew to be...
    Post by: estwdjhn, Apr 19, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    FR & WHR & WHHR News

    I did the Port-Caernarvon leg in one of the unglazed ends of the Gladstone car. Best seat in the house in some ways (the noise through the tunnel...
    Post by: estwdjhn, Apr 18, 2025 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    Moss Bay at Foxfield is a 0-4-0 saddle tank with a rear bunker. There will be others, that's just the first one that springs to mind.
    Post by: estwdjhn, Apr 6, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    Chassis for the NSR brake 3rd is a reused from a brake van. There is a plan for a new chassis to be built for the existing NSR 1st class body to...
    Post by: estwdjhn, Jan 17, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    New SG carriages pretty much has happened. In practical terms the NSR brake 3rd at Foxfield might as well have been a new build - there are some...
    Post by: estwdjhn, Jan 16, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    I think the current dislike of ferrules comes from the BR red book, and subsequent guidance based on it (eg the HRA guidance notes) which say you...
    Post by: estwdjhn, Jan 13, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    It's virtually impossible to get steel tubes to stay dry in medium to large steel fireboxes without either welding them in or using ferrules...
    Post by: estwdjhn, Jan 11, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Heritage railway ticketing - best options , pro's and cons

    Does that 5 say cap cover days running special experiences like Santa trains where normally it would be impossible to travel without pre-booking?
    Post by: estwdjhn, Dec 14, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Would you like to be a boilersmith?

    That website is ours, but it's miles out of date - I did a management buyout from Hal and Guy over three years ago, but have never got round to...
    Post by: estwdjhn, Nov 17, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Would you like to be a boilersmith?

    It's almost three years since I created this post - and so far I've gained two great employees via National Preservation, so maybe this site...
    Post by: estwdjhn, Nov 17, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    I'm fairly sure it's been moved recently to a private site (I think not rail connected) and is being actively worked on.
    Post by: estwdjhn, Sep 4, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    I'm afraid it could well have been paper thin. I've seen a number of things which have suddenly come out of ticket following a well aimed...
    Post by: estwdjhn, Aug 27, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Home sought for a large machine tool-Webster Bennett Vertical Borer

    You have a private message.
    Post by: estwdjhn, Jun 28, 2024 in forum: Everything Else Heritage