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  1. Fireline liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    And if you take it up to the 2,500psi currently used in power stations you get the equivalent of five BR standard 9Fs in a 28 ton loco, and it could not only pull all the carriages on the railway up to Tenterden, but probably the carriage shed...

    Sep 18, 2026 at 7:04 AM

  2. Fireline replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Based on what is in there now, the most likely would be Raveningham Hall. However, Halls are very wide, and probably a bit too much engine for us, too.

    Sep 17, 2026 at 3:56 PM

  3. Fireline replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Never mind the heritage loss. The loss of having the weight of the water over the driving wheels would render it less useful. Not saying it couldn't do the job, but it wouldn't be an improvement.

    Sep 17, 2026 at 10:27 AM

  4. Fireline replied to the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    Does anyone know where Escalate Manor is? :)

    Sep 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM

  5. Fireline replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Restoring 4253 has cost something in the region of £300k. If you figure the same amount to restore 80100, then having it for 6 years, that would amount to the equivalent of £50k a year in steaming fees. I am not sure of the current rate of...

    Sep 16, 2026 at 8:55 AM

  6. Fireline replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Although not blameless, the Austerities don't give the track anything like the grief the USA tanks do. A Schools or an L1 would suffer from large driving wheels with not that much weight over them. A standard 4 tank has proved to be ideal in the...

    Sep 16, 2026 at 7:31 AM

  7. Fireline replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    I seem to recall that JB is in the midst of a 25 year agreement with the Swanage for those, so probably not.

    Sep 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM

  8. Fireline replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    I am hoping 9129 will stay in use beyond the extension. It's ideal for things like getting forestry teams to work sites, where presently we have to use a DMU.

    Sep 15, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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