The 4Fs were a much maligned class, and the criticism is only partly justified. The main criticism is the axleboxes which, according to rumour,...
I doubt many LMS men would agree with you on that one, Simon! Few of the ones I worked with would take a Standard Five over a Black Five, unless...
It was mostly about the spacing of the inside and outside cylinders, the former over the leading bogie axle and the outers over the rear one, same...
Yes, that's just one of the advantages of a wide firebox, but there are others. You have a larger grate area which can better deal with lower...
The original Class 1 boilers 6200/01 were 20' 9" between tubeplates; the later ones with an elongated combustion camber were 18" shorter. The...
6399/6170 was the start in that it was fitted with a Class 2 boiler, but the two 5Xs got the first 2As. The Class 2 was not the best steam raiser...
To be fair, short cabs were far from unusual. The Midland and LMS 4Fs' drivers' seats - wooden boards - had to be perched above the reverser and...
Yes, as they then formed the basis for rebuilding the Scots and Baby Scots. From what I've heard, the problems went deeper than the undersized...
Not sure I agree with that, Tom. The first two Pacifics, 6200/01, were not the best steamers in the world but adequate. The three-cylinder 4-6-0s...
2968 still has her trapezoidal springs, freshly painted before being refitted! 20 May 2021. [img]
The Fund's previous Engineering Manager, although the Treasurer at that time, owned one, although not now. I've e-mailed to ask if it was his....
Thanks, my Mate! Photos from the period are always welcomed by the SMF Archivist!
The SMF newsletter dated March 1979 states: "During the last 12 months progress on 2968 has been hampered by a number of reasons: (1) Due to...
Same on the LMS and BR (LMR and ScR) with the Stanier Pacifics, which had regular local passenger turns between Crewe and Shrewsbury (which also...
Required annual mileages are a tricky area, as there are so many factors to be taken into account, such as the type of work and where it was done....
And that doesn't mention operational problems caused by environmental issues and the planned removal of fossil fuels to alleviate them. Will we...
Yes, as an LMS man I did struggle with that! But 2001 has a certain something not found anywhere else.
It's all in the eye of the beholder, I suppose. Personally, I thought that 2001 was an extremely handsome engine, probably one of the best...
While that is undoubtedly true as to the distance moved, it would have been far less pronounced and involved lower acceleration rates than that of...
I don't think the hyphen should be there. Although often given as C.J. Bowen Cooke, I have always seen him referred to, if by surname only, as Mr...
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