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  1. blandford1969
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    The Elephant in the room...

    Scottish coal was £149 per ton, the Russian is £199 per ton.
    Post de: blandford1969, 12 Dec 2013 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Reducing costs while preserving safety - can it be done?

    I personally don't think there is any easy answer, and these are my personal opinions . There might be a bit of a difference hear between what is...
    Post de: blandford1969, 25 Sep 2013 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Valve fitted on large GW frieght engines to moderate the application of the brake

    That would certainly make sense as it came straight out of BR traffic and has not been used since. Does anyone know of any fitted on engines that...
    Post de: blandford1969, 8 Iul 2013 în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    Valve fitted on large GW frieght engines to moderate the application of the brake

    Thanks, the valve on 2857 was removed in the 1980s. It seams logical that on vacuum fitted trains, which is of course what most engines now work...
    Post de: blandford1969, 6 Iul 2013 în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
  6. blandford1969
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    Valve fitted on large GW frieght engines to moderate the application of the brake

    Hi All, Another question on GW brakes. Mathers wrote in the vacuum brake that the large engines 28/38/52 and 72xxs were fitted with a valve to...
    Subiect de: blandford1969, 5 Iul 2013, 5 răspunsuri, în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    Ejector fitted to GW ROD engines

    That is really helpfull Jim as it suggests they were fitted with the combined brake, with automatic attachments, but that a separate reservoir...
    Post de: blandford1969, 4 Iul 2013 în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    Ejector fitted to GW ROD engines

    Thanks for your message Jim, I did not know they were steam braked only. Do you know what type of brake valve was fitted on them as there must...
    Post de: blandford1969, 3 Iul 2013 în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    Ejector fitted to GW ROD engines

    Hi all, Would anyone know what type of ejector was fitted on the ROD 2-8-0s that were bought by the GW after WW1, was it a Dreadnought (if so...
    Subiect de: blandford1969, 1 Iul 2013, 4 răspunsuri, în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    Small ejectors fitted to 56 and 66xx tanks

    Thanks for that, I had forgotten that one had not gone through Barry. Looking at some photos of the cab of 6697...
    Post de: blandford1969, 10 Iun 2013 în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    Small ejectors fitted to 56 and 66xx tanks

    Afternoon all, In my continuing research into the GW brake I am now looking at the small ejector the GW fitted. As you may know it is fitted on...
    Subiect de: blandford1969, 7 Iun 2013, 3 răspunsuri, în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    Ejector for motor fitted Great Western engines -

    As an update on this I have found pictures showing the mogul at Didcot fitted with the combined ejector (without automatic attachment) being a...
    Post de: blandford1969, 18 Mai 2013 în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    Ejector for motor fitted Great Western engines -

    The scan came from a 1940 publication on Great Western brakes. There are other things which are now long gone such as the combined ejector as...
    Post de: blandford1969, 15 Mai 2013 în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    Ejector for motor fitted Great Western engines -

    Hi All, I am hoping you might be able to help with another question around Great Western brakes. Within the types of ejector there are 2 I...
    Subiect de: blandford1969, 15 Mai 2013, 4 răspunsuri, în forum: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions

    Both 1501 and 4566 are now restricted to 6 coaches and with 8 coach trains last weekend it was the way the traffic dept needs could be met. You...
    Post de: blandford1969, 13 Mai 2013 în forum: Steam Traction
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    SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions

    It was even nicer on the engine.
    Post de: blandford1969, 13 Mai 2013 în forum: Steam Traction
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    The gwr combined ejector as fitted to steam braked engines

    Yes, that's right in terms of its use. Thanks for the suggestion on the fitting of ATC to the difference on where the res release is. Now the...
    Post de: blandford1969, 10 Mai 2013 în forum: Locomotive Engineering M.I.C
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    The gwr combined ejector as fitted to steam braked engines

    That would make sense based on the differences between 5764 which as far as I can find out did not get ATC and 4566 / 7714 which did. Hopefully...
    Post de: blandford1969, 10 Mai 2013 în forum: Locomotive Engineering M.I.C
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    The gwr combined ejector as fitted to steam braked engines

    [ATTACH] Hi I agree there is an attachment that goes to the res - see this image of 5764 that shows that connection [ATTACH] I will dig out the...
    Post de: blandford1969, 10 Mai 2013 în forum: Locomotive Engineering M.I.C
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    The gwr combined ejector as fitted to steam braked engines

    Dear all, This is a bit of a long shot. I am working on a paper on the GW vacuum brake, In looking at this subject there are some parts which...
    Subiect de: blandford1969, 10 Mai 2013, 11 răspunsuri, în forum: Locomotive Engineering M.I.C
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    Severn Valley Railway to launch £4,000,000 share issue.

    So becuase I have said something in support of the railway I must be somehow on a board?
    Post de: blandford1969, 13 Mar 2013 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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