Has anyone got a drawing or photo of a continuous camshaft and its cam follower/roller for the Franklin 'B' gear (as opposed to the'stepped'...
Hasn't stopped boiler explosions in Germany, indeed, one of them took place in Meiningen Works!
I'm not so sure that roller chains stretch as such, but more a case of wear in all the individual pins and bushes.
Sounds like there is plenty of scope for development work (modifications, and with little or no 'in-service' experience) before 2007 is let loose...
Re the driving wheels having been reduced by 1" diameter, has anyone any ideas as to what this amounts to in terms of loss of mileage that ended...
Some things about Deltics that you may not be aware of, from experience at 34G in the mid 1960s. For light engine running it was best to have...
Or, if it's working OK, leave the bl**dy thing alone. I often wonder if more trouble is caused by mollycoddling things in the glorious name of...
Thanks for putting this up, it refreshed my memory.
Weren't there similar problems with the boiler that Meiningen built for the Australian Pacifc 3801?
As the design stage of this 1st boiler started some 20 or more years ago the responsibility has to fall on the original 'top brass', surely? Can...
That remains to be seen..............
Weren't the driving and coupled wheels re-machined in recent times due to limited clearances? If so, we can assume that these wheel-sets have not...
As there is only limited 'in-service' experience, I feel that to describe the Franklin valve gear as being 'successful' must be open to question....
With a friend, both of us being BR employees, we managed to get a footplate ride on a rather well-worn BR Standard 5 4-6-0 from Southampton to...
Tubes expanded and welded when fitted in a steel firebox is, I believe, quite normal practice. With a copper firebox they are expanded and usually...
Assuming that it gets to being in a fit state to undertake rail tours, that is.
Correct. You can see the air valve being operated by the driver's right hand just below the steering wheel. As built there was a length of plastic...
Victor, when the weather improves perhaps you'd like to make a visit to the wilds of Buckinghamshire and I'll give you a demonstration of the...
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Taking the Foden FD6 Mk VI of the 1960s as a basis, they will put out 175 bhp @ 2200 rpm with the maximum torque @ 1500 rpm. The snag with...
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