One possible explanation for 75 mph limit for 4767 contrasted to 65 mph for other black fives can be different reprocicatory balance. LNER B1 had...
My plan is to have one high pressure cylinder (22 inch?)outside and one big low-pressure cylinder (33 inch?) between frames.
What makes a Super D worse than a NER 0-8-0? Am asking because my ideal UK freight is a two cylinder compound mix of a Webb A type and a...
Many UK locomotives had two cylinders sitting 6 feet 8inches apart and boiler pressure of 250 psi. P2 as twin-cylindered can have 22.5 * 30 inch...
The P2s were not born under lucky stars. They were all rebuilt during WW2 and two teams of full scale live steam builders dream of new and...
Gresley had patents on a conjugated valve gear for three cylinder engines and double swing links for pony trucks?
Gresley knew that something was rotten in Germany? Picture from 22 octobre 1937...
Quote is from letter 665 The non- wormed shaft is wormed when two miles per rev of drum is accurate enough. Saves paper.
If the new outside cylinders had been designed with a new bore of 15 inch and bellmouth of 15.5 it would have reduced max tractive effort ca...
2 outside cylinders 22.5 inch diameter high enough to clear platform and 250 psi and driving third set of drivers P2-simple by Hermod posted May...
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Returning 2-10-0 were deported to Scotland where water is better and boilers can last forever? What is TNA by the way?
Reading mr Rowledge I think WD 2-8-0 had narrow copper firebox and the 2-10-0s had wide steel fireboxes. Was this changed later?
The fundamental problem was that go everywhere british 20 inch cylinders cannot sit further apart than 6feet 8 inches. The max cast iron...
The original question was if there was a genetical connection from 8Fs to WD 2-8-0. Just like the clear path from Pennsylvania K4s to LNER...
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