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  1. marshall5 ответил(а) в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

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

    25 июл 2026 в 17:46

  2. marshall5 ответил(а) в теме 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 июл 2026 в 18:06

  3. marshall5 нравится сообщение TonyW в теме 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 июл 2026 в 17:58

  4. marshall5 нравится сообщение flying scotsman123 в теме 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 июл 2026 в 09:20

  5. marshall5 добавил(а) вложение в тему 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 июл 2026 в 09:22

  6. marshall5 нравится сообщение Paul42 в теме 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 нравится сообщение Paul42 в теме 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]

    Resize_20260717_200918_8930.jpg Resize_20260717_200920_0385.jpg Resize_20260717_200920_0015.jpg Resize_20260717_200918_8232.jpg 20 июл 2026 в 09:17
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