I am booked on the same train. I never thought I would have to do a rain dance in Wales. Sent from my SM-A356B using Tapatalk
She was working hard up to Selling station but then the regulator was nearly closed and she slowed down Sent from my SM-A356B using Tapatalk
The drawings exist for Jenny Lind, they just need scaling up by 16 times[IMG] Sent from my SM-A356B using Tapatalk
But stress may be dependent on speed and increasing stress will reduce the time to fatigue failure
We visited the Hopetown workshop in late September and one of the volunteers observed that thre was little progress because everyone was at...
You need to ring Mammoet and ask if they have a crane big enough to do the lift Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
I looked at the P2 3 weeks ago and it appears to me that the monoblock cylinders must be lowered in and sit in cut outs in the top of the frames....
There is very little at Battersea other than than the building and one control room. The display at MOSI was better. It would be difficult to...
That happened after a stop for water at the bottom of the bank. Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
I would take a sundial if I could get on the footplate. I suspect the uphill sections were even more enjoyable than the down gradients but perhaps...
If I ever get a time machine City of Truro's footplate on that date will be the second place I will visit. Can someone lend me a stop watch? Sent...
Is it possible that the load limit might be increased in the future? I understand Ivatt Atlantic 4404 hauled a 585 ton train at an average of more...
It did snow once in Tunbridge Wells in August Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
The outside valve gear operated the inside valves by rocking levers so there was more load on the outside valve gear than the other Princess class...
When you get round to restoring the P class please can it be painted like this?[IMG] Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
I agree that 2 classes using 1 boiler design could have covered nearly all the duties of the 5 classes actually produced but I wonder how much...
A difference in axle size does not require a different casting or pattern, the centre hole in the casting just needs to be bored out a little more...
It is now Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
If there was nothing on the track to cause the derailment then there must be a design fault with the carriages or the cross level of the track...
Dungeness was the source of a lot of beach ballast. The attached picture is from a 1921 map showing the sidings on the beach. Eventually pits were...
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