If you register, you can do a lot more. And become an active part of our growing community. You'll have access to hidden forums, and enjoy the ability of replying and starting conversations.

LMS2968's Recent Activity

  1. LMS2968 odgovara u temi Oil Firing..

    I'm not sure how the idea of converting a different boiler would be needed or that it would be a permanent or even semi-permanent arrangement came about. Many British engines have been converted for oil fuel going back to the 1920s. Several,...

    29. Srpanj 2026. u 19:08

  2. LMS2968 odgovara u temi Oil Firing..

    They certainly weren't fitted in Britain.

    28. Srpanj 2026. u 09:08

  3. LMS2968 odgovara u temi Oil Firing..

    The 8Fs which were sent to the Middle East during WWII were mostly converted to oil firing given the task of shoveling coal in desert temperatures, and there were problems. The main one was superheater elements burning out at the return bend,...

    28. Srpanj 2026. u 06:40

  4. LMS2968 liked Steve's post in the thread Minimum age for volunteer crews.

    Interesting about the 75 year limit. A colleague who had a footplate trip on the SVR a few days ago said that his driver was 81. The NYMR's oldest driver was 80. I understand that upper age limits are illegal and that the only bar to age is...

    23. Srpanj 2026. u 14:48
Pokažite starije novosti