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  1. marshall5 reageerde op het topic North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Not necessarily. There are lots of locos with rivetted steel 'boxes and they have lapseams. Ray.

    25 jul 2026 om 17:46

  2. marshall5 reageerde op het topic 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 jul 2026 om 18:06

  3. marshall5 vond TonyW's post leuk in het topic 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 jul 2026 om 17:58

  4. marshall5 vond flying scotsman123's post leuk in het topic 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 jul 2026 om 09:20

  5. marshall5 heeft een bijlage toegevoegd aan het topic The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway.

    It's not been that hot here - max 26deg. IIRC and now mainly high teens to 2o with a breeze. It was a perfect day for the Lord Of Mann's visit last Tuesday when he took a short ride on double deck horsetram No.18. Hopefully all the good...

    DSC_1010a.JPG 21 jul 2026 om 09:22

  6. marshall5 vond Paul42's post leuk in het topic Steam and Steeple Cab Electric Locos at the Mariazell Tramway in Austria.

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A wonderful collection of trams in the shed.

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  7. marshall5 vond Paul42's post leuk in het topic Steam and Steeple Cab Electric Locos at the Mariazell Tramway in Austria.

    A selection of my photos. Note reduced in size. [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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