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    8F in Iraq

    We were asked not to comment about the repatriation of the two locomotives from Turkey. As they are both back in the U. K. I think we can safely...
    Post by: IainDodd, Feb 5, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    I am probably wrong in my assumption but doesn't the CME lord it over the running of the railway, not the finances. When the senior management...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 23, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    Ignoring the two 8Fs in museums are there any left in Turkey? If so how complete are they and is it worth dismantling them in Turkey for spares?...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 22, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    Stanier is getting a pasting on this thread and I cannot understand why. He did not do anything different from other people in a similar position...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    As soon as you have a class of more than one locomotive which use standard parts you will get interchange of parts. Locomotives can be returned to...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    You have got to remember that in all businesses assets become redundant and are sold, either for reuse or for scrap. I would be very surprised if...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    Equally if not more important is that Egyption Railways had experience of 8Fs during the Second World War and would know if there were any major...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 18, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    Acording to the book "Middle East Railways" by Hugh Hughes 80 locomotives were delivered between 1951 and 1953. I assume they are all of the same...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 17, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    I take back what I said about the slide bars. In my memory I had muddled things up was a photo of an Iraqi 8F with a parallel boiler. I attach a...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 16, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    I obviously did not make myself clear. The Egyptian locomotives I refered to were built by Vulcan Foundry in 1952 and others were built in...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 16, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    Believe it or not they did exist. The chassis was a standard 8F one that the Egyptians were obviously very happy with. On top they fitted a...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 16, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    Equally pointless. We have enough 8Fs Equally pointless. we have enough 8Fs in various states of decrepitude over here without getting more....
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 16, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    A pity. Perhaps a complete pony truck is available. I was rather hoping that a friendly millionnaire could have been found to provide a parallel...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 15, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

    I am certain that I have already asked this question but time moves on and things change. Were\are there any useful 8F spares available from...
    Post by: IainDodd, Jan 15, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    GWR Turkish 8F

    LNER o I can confirm from the RCTS book "Locomotives of the LNER" that the missing locomotives were scrapped after accidents. 77125 and 77238...
    Post by: IainDodd, Mar 17, 2011 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK