الأنشطة الأخيرة الخاصة بـ marshall5
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أعجب marshall5 بمشاركة ghost' في موضوع Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I challenge you to find a steam loco that covers its overhaul costs from steaming fees. Whether you like it or not, additional funds will always be required to top up steaming fees funds. Again, I'm not sure how you think the L&B will be rebuilt...
28 جويلية 2026 في 12:26 مساءاً -
marshall5 اضاف ملفات مرفقة في موضوع Isle Of Man Steam Railway
The 2026 Manx Heritage Transport Festival kicked off this morning and runs to Sun. 2nd. Aug. Full (updated) details here https://www.iombusandrail.im/media/3622/manx-heritage-transport-festival-2026-230726.pdf There was a private photo charter...
28 جويلية 2026 في 12:19 مساءاً
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المشاركة في موضوع North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Not necessarily. There are lots of locos with rivetted steel 'boxes and they have lapseams. Ray.
25 جويلية 2026 في 5:46 مساءاً -
المشاركة في موضوع North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
That's how I remember it. One thing that does puzzle me is why some/most oil fired locos in the U.S. don't appear to have a 'brick' arch - surely lengthening the flame path would ensure better combustion and reduce the amount of dark smoke. Ray.
24 جويلية 2026 في 6:06 مساءاً -
أعجب marshall5 بمشاركة TonyW' في موضوع North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Pretty sure that 3985 used "Bunker C", which is a thick heavy oil often used by ships. It has high viscosity and high energy content, and it requires preheating (by steam) to flow properly. Again, pretty sure, to save time, 4014 acquired 3985's...
24 جويلية 2026 في 5:58 مساءاً -
أعجب marshall5 بمشاركة flying scotsman123' في موضوع Minimum age for volunteer crews.
Went back looking for this thread, didn't realise it was quite so long ago! Anyway, the HRA's long awaited guidance note following their successful campaign to change the law regarding young people volunteering on heritage railways last year was...
23 جويلية 2026 في 9:20 صباحاً
