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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 at 2:07 PM -
ragl liked alts1985's post in the thread 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...
Aug 19, 2026 at 11:51 AM -
ragl liked 46223's post in the thread 45212 goes mainline.
And here it is leaving Preston that night. I was on the very last one - to Liverpool with 45318. [ATTACH]
Aug 17, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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ragl liked John Petley's post in the thread 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...
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ragl liked Andy B's post in the thread 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...
Aug 15, 2026
