the first batch of Claughtons had a piece "nibbled" out of the buffer beam after striking platform ends, which suggests they were at the maximum...
..........what sort of Pallas ? i'd have either of my two CXs back like a shot . brilliant motors . reliable too
the last LNWR 19" goods 4-6-0 went in 1951. would have been excellent on a preserved railway
the B12 --S69, was never intended to be anything more than an enlarged Claud with another set of wheels for traction. it was the tender that was...
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there was a Fowler tender lurking round the back of KingsX suburban for a while in the mid '70s. i know that 'cos i eased the brake off and went...
due in part to the mistrust by the engine crews and guards of continuous brakes , fearing the train would part under heavy application . it was...
the reason for that is Moon and Webb had an aversion to paying royalties on the use of a system already in existence . Webb would take an idea and...
i would suggest some compounds were better at low speeds . there are records of 90 mph + speeds achieved by the Smith /Johnson compounds before...
they'll be wanting to paint the bluddy thing blue next
not any old George . that is Coronation , by then carrying the number 2663. if any engine deserved preservation , that was it
i was hoping for "The Webb Compounds - Fact and Fiction" guess i'll have to wait a bit longer
good post , Webbs engines helped the NW produce dividends of C 10% in his time as CME . his engines were cheap - well the simples were anyway ....
the GW taper boiler did not exist in 1895..at any price. yet another example of Webbs machines compared to products of a later time . No/ 100...
we don't GJC s remarks concerned Whale's locos , not those of Frank Webb . ...another era
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the first line was allegedly uttered by Churchward .- and not in that form or context . i will ignore the rest of your post .it doesn't warrant...
the persistance of the chain brake had more to do with Richard Moon than Frank Webb .Webb of course supported it but Moon could have said no at...
a common misconception. Pheonix was an 0-2-2 locomotive that ran on the Liverpool and Manchester rly. while i cannot find a LNWR loco of that...
that's interesting . is that why she (46256) was laid up at the back of 1A in 1959/60 ? was there for about 2 months
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