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    Tractive Effort

    Thanks for the various replies, in particular the very detailed ones. The document referred to by Steve ( John Knowles) is very good indeed. It'll...
    Post door: johnloud, 11 apr 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tractive Effort

    Can anyone tell me what locomotive tractive effort is considered necessary to move a particular trainload from standstill. ( I assume restarting...
    Topic door: johnloud, 10 apr 2013, 7 reacties, in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS tank engines

    Thanks for the explanation.
    Post door: johnloud, 28 nov 2010 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS tank engines

    Looks like I've not been paying attention ! What's the story there then ?
    Post door: johnloud, 27 nov 2010 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Cotton Mill Express 17th July, 3rd time lucky

    Hi, - thanks for sending the texts - the system is no use unless somebody makes the effort to update everyone. On receiving your update about...
    Post door: johnloud, 18 jul 2010 in forum: What's Going On
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    48624

    Classic situation isn't it ? To coin a phrase "you've got to speculate to accumulate" - unless 48624 is put out there and advertised you can't...
    Post door: johnloud, 4 apr 2010 in forum: Steam Traction
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    48624

    Yes. It's time I came clean here - one of my daughters bought me a footplate experience thing on Peak Rail for my birthday - It was completed a...
    Post door: johnloud, 4 apr 2010 in forum: Steam Traction
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    48624

    Thanks for the explanation. What sort of reasons do the board give for not being able /not wishing to use the 8F and do they put forth any sort of...
    Post door: johnloud, 4 apr 2010 in forum: Steam Traction
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    48624

    I've only recently started reading this thread - please forgive my laziness in not ferreting back through previous stuff to, perhaps, answer my...
    Post door: johnloud, 1 apr 2010 in forum: Steam Traction
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    6100 Royal Scot

    Indeed !!!!
    Post door: johnloud, 27 jan 2010 in forum: Steam Traction
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    6100 Royal Scot

    I lived and worked in Wednesbury for about 5 years in the late 70's and often heard "Smerrick" and "Brummagem" and all sorts of other odd phrases....
    Post door: johnloud, 27 jan 2010 in forum: Steam Traction
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    New built replicas.

    Me too. A great pity none of these ever came near to preservation.
    Post door: johnloud, 13 jan 2010 in forum: Steam Traction
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    46203 Princess Margaret Rose

    I too would love to see her back, but I think that 6233's boots will take some filling. 6233is a real crowd puller, is as reliable as you will...
    Post door: johnloud, 18 nov 2009 in forum: Steam Traction