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ragl liked RalphW's post in the thread Oil Firing.
I'll get a sandwich board made up for you, the message "Beware The End Is NIgh."
Aug 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM -
ragl liked Steve's post in the thread Oil Firing.
They say bu115h1t baffles brains. Fortunately, like most people, I’m not that brainy.
Aug 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM -
ragl liked brennan's post in the thread Oil Firing.
Ah, so we may as well shut everything down. That'll save a lot of worries about fundraising to keep heritage railways running. If you read the Guardian this is what you must expect.......
Aug 25, 2026 at 4:25 PM -
ragl liked std tank's post in the thread BR Double blastpipes.
The frame arrangement of the 9Fs was completely re-designed during construction. From 92050 (stated on drawings) or 92097 (stated in book records) all the Crewe built 9Fs were fitted with cast hornblocks held in place by cold turned rivets and...
Aug 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM -
ragl liked class8mikado's post in the thread BR Double blastpipes.
The 'significant' problem was how to actuate an inside cylinder without inside valve gear. BR Caprotti was i think reasonably successful on the Standard 5's, but as you say unneccesary/ expensive. Someone with a talent for it might one day...
Aug 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM -
ragl liked class8mikado's post in the thread BR Double blastpipes.
Several Problems with Brits to my mind were adaptations from other locos that were found wanting on a 2 Large Cylinder as opposed to 3 cylinder loco. The Slide bars Lner/ Bullied pacific Laird type ... unsuficiently robust/supported for a 28inch...
Aug 25, 2026 at 8:34 AM -
ragl liked acorb's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
[ATTACH] Wonderful day out on the WHR behind Garratt 130 today. Can confirm that Snowdonia is looking quite lush and green unlike the landscape 70 miles south in Mid-Powys! The countryside was spectacular as ever, the railway living up its...
Aug 22, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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ragl liked brennan's post in the thread Oil Firing.
In the book "British Steam on the Pampas" the author, DS Purdom who was the CME of the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway until 1951, devotes a section to the subject of oil firing. He notes that over 500 locomotives used oil fuel with no...
Aug 21, 2026 at 9:09 PM -
ragl liked 5944's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Offer accepted! [ATTACH]
Aug 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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ragl liked LMS2968's post in the thread BR Double blastpipes.
A stated aim of the BR Standard designs was to maintain rather than improve on the performances of existing pre-nationalisation classes and not necessarily to improve on their fuel consumption either. The Britannias were intended to compare with...
Aug 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM -
ragl liked meeee's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
It makes a difference to the water consumption particularly on Linda, Blanche and Prince where the big cylinders and small grate put you at a disadvantage. The FR is 12 miles uphill and the locos work flat out. The superheating is quite modest...
Aug 20, 2026
