All sorts of things will work to a greater or lesser extent. Cost effectiive might be another matter. I suspect though, if you managed to train...
Most definitely? Locomotive preparation on the GWR was a piecework task, with just two rates, for large and small locomotives so there was no...
This is 100% uninformed speculation, because I have absolutely no information about what has gone on, but it occurs to me that there could be...
On reviewing it, I suspect its very heavily based on the David Andrews paper talked about up thread (It's here for reference)....
Think this video is worth resurrecting the thread. [MEDIA]
I don't have the answers, I just think the question might be worth asking.
The well worn phrase "if in a hole stop digging" springs to mind. Now it may be that they have all their ducks in a row, all the detailed...
One does wonder at what point do they conclude that Gresley was right, bite the bullet and give up the Lenz gear in favour of Walschaerts? And if...
There's a GA of the Liberation here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/124446949@N06/32608196486 To my eyes it doesn't look like a cousin of the WD....
That's definitely the GWR loading gauge, and its drawn in the Swindon style.
So much for that theory then! I've attached the complete page. I was given it by a former Swindon Draughtsman, so it is authentically ex Swindon...
I've also heard that when WDs were given heavy general overhauls post war they were reassembled with considerably more care and precision than...
I suppose in the end the practical differences between "here's a set of 8F drawings:make a cheap version" and "here's a blank sheet of paper: we...
Its a good thought. There are various drawings at the NRM of Swindon proposals on the way to final designs. I wonder if anything survives from...
I'm at great risk of pontificating beyond my experience here, and in any case there's a big overlap with what you are saying about the advantages...
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