Текущая активность ragl
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ragl нравится сообщение brennan в теме 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...
21 авг 2026 в 21:09 -
ragl нравится сообщение 5944 в теме 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Offer accepted! [ATTACH]
21 авг 2026 в 21:01
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ragl нравится сообщение LMS2968 в теме 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...
21 авг 2026 в 20:38 -
ragl нравится сообщение meeee в теме 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...
20 авг 2026 в 14:07 -
ragl нравится сообщение alts1985 в теме FR & WHR & WHHR News.
Just back from a brilliant 10 night stay at the Haven Greenacres site in Porthmadog which allowed for plenty of filming at the F&WHR. We had a superb week weather wise, just a bit too hot on a couple of days! Massive thanks to all the staff and...
19 авг 2026 в 11:51 -
ragl нравится сообщение 46223 в теме 45212 goes mainline.
And here it is leaving Preston that night. I was on the very last one - to Liverpool with 45318. [ATTACH]
17 авг 2026 в 10:51
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ragl нравится сообщение John Petley в теме Saphos Trains 2026.
I must take my hat off to the signalmen who are responsible for the Brighton Man Line and East Sussex Coast lines. Today, a Statesman charter train was due to run from Derby to Eastbourne for the air show. By the time I checked Real Time Trains...
15 авг 2026 в 18:30 -
ragl нравится сообщение Andy B в теме 76077.
Mini mid month update! The cylinder boring has begun! With a number of engines requiring cylinder boring LMS have acquired their own kit to carry out operations in house. The cylinders on a std 4 mogul start at 17.5 inches and with only 11 years...
15 авг 2026 в 18:26
