My Aunt and Uncle had a couple of Marinas which were much better thanks the Viva they had previously. I bought the first one from them and it had...
Under the Pressure System Safety Regulations (PSSR) an extension beyond the normal 10 year maximum period between full inspections can be...
No common parts and the W is much narrower Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
We should not neglect the fact that some of the colonial railways were buying locos that were in advance of British home railway designs well...
Thanks for the comprehensive replies to this question. The problem with sand in the ports and passages is interesting. Perhaps a limited redesign...
Is there a single monobloc on a Fairlie power bogie which incorporates both cylinders and valves? Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
Braunton ran from Hastings to Ashford last year Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
I was told by one footplateman who fired the J class when he was young that "they took a lot of getting hot" which I took to mean that they only...
15 Black 5s I less than 2% of those built. 20% of a certain class of small tank tank engines survive[emoji2] Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
Rowland Emmett would have added a 2 wheeled trailer with a wooden sentry box size shed to contain the necessary equipment Sent from my SM-A105FN...
That was double headed rail, which was symmetrical so that the head and foot were the same size. The problem was that the chairs indented the...
The buffer beam is deeper between the frames but I agree that the red front stretcher on the pony truck looks wrong Sent from my SM-A105FN using...
The grain structure in the springs would be wrong if you turned them from solid. Rolling the wire/bar aligns the grain structure with the axis of...
The rocker shaft on the GW 4 cylinder locos was in front of the outside cylinders. The problem with that arrangement is that an allowance would be...
After the Sevenoaks crash in 1927 the Southern Railway removed the names from the rebuilt River class tanks. It is believed that this was done to...
When you wear the hard hat you will probably bang your head on several other door frames that are 3" taller than the one that you currently hit...
There are new cylinder castings for the C class at the Bluebell that were made using poly patterns Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
I have used the Allan Wallace simulation to help me design the valve gear for my 5" loco. I spent hours tweaking various dimensions I an attempt...
The effect on exhaust beats caused by the difference between the front and back of the cylinders would lead to two pairs of different exhaust...
I wonder how many other locos have been re-gauged twice Sent from my SM-A105FN using Tapatalk
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