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  1. LMS2968 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    All the Bluebell's locos operational have had spark arresters fitted over the last four or five years as and when they have had spells in the works; and also generally ashpan sprays fitted at major overhauls. The loocs with hopper washpans are...

    29 Juni 2026 um 08:26

  2. LMS2968 antwortete auf das Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    Apart from the specifications it says nothing about its operation. Just out of interest, have you ever done any work in a locomotive workshop?

    28 Juni 2026 um 06:52

  3. LMS2968 antwortete auf das Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    I know you have the Book on Webb's Three-cylinder compounds. Have a look at all the additional pipework in the smokebox which gets in the way of routine maintenance, such as tube replacement and even cleaning. Take the Midland Compounds with...

    27 Juni 2026 um 15:51

  4. LMS2968 antwortete auf das Thema GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    'Best' is a word rather open to interpretation; you need to specify from which point of view they were 'Best'. As you say the Compounds had their weaknesses and the main one was size - or lack of it. They were more than big enough for the...

    24 Juni 2026
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