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huochemi replied to the thread Austerity 2-8-0 query.
The National Archives.
Jan 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM -
huochemi liked Steve's post in the thread Austerity 2-8-0 query.
You're not the only one. As do 3672 and 90775.
Jan 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM -
huochemi replied to the thread Austerity 2-8-0 query.
The extant ones are not ex-BR but I remain very sceptical that the BR ones were modified.
Jan 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM -
huochemi replied to the thread Austerity 2-8-0 query.
The 2-8-0s had copper fireboxes, not steel. What is your source for that? This comment is from Roland Bond in the discussion following the Burrows & Wallace' paper to the ILocoE in 1958 on experience with the Bulleid fireboxes: " would like to...
Jan 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
