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  1. Swan Age replied to the thread Current state of SR U and N moguls.

    I'd have thought it unlikely that 31874 carried the same boiler throughout its 39 years service life. So the misalignment explanation seems doubtful due to poor build quality back in 1925. Also the loco would have had quite a few General...

    Jul 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM

  2. Swan Age replied to the thread Current state of SR U and N moguls.

    So it must be the original 31625 boiler which had the patch that currently sits in 806's frames, as that boiler was very heavily overhauled by an outside contractor including a lot of work to the firebox. It was originally going to be fitted to...

    Jul 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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