I am not a big fan of the firehole door design used on Bulleid pacifics. In comparison with those used on other locos they require greater...
Once you get used to them, the steam reverser is fairly easy to operate, and by applying a bit of finesse small cut-off changes can be made. As a...
At various times over the past forty years I have driven a variety of pacifics (A1, A2, A3, A4, Princess, Britannia, and Bulleids (both Rebuilt...
Some of these locos were subsequently moved into store in the roundhouse at Leicester MPD. I certainly remember seeing 44027, 4771 & 63601 there...
A Deeley Midland 3F 0-6-0 and a Southern E1 or L1.
Yes, but it wasn't in use then as the signalling had not been commissioned. We used to operate with a train staff under 'One Engine in Steam'...
This is my photo of the SVR re-opening train, crossing Oldbury viaduct, taken 50 years ago today.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This Doncaster drawing shows that chime whistles were indeed the same as used on the A4s.
One of the issues to consider for any heritage railway that reopens under the 'New Normal' conditions, is that it would only need some one to post...
Not sure to be honest, but someone else did try to save one of the four 82xxx tanks that were stored at Patricroft until 1968. Andy
The group of SVR volunteers that saved 43106 had originally tried to purchase one of the last surviving 2-6-4 tanks, but were not able to secure...
I was never suggesting that we should turn back the clock in terms of safe operational requirements, but merely stating the reality of heritage...
The Harzquerbahn has re-opened, but under fairly strict rules. Face masks are compulsory, with a minimum social distance of 1.5 metres between...
Re-starting is not the real problem. The main issue is how to service the existing overheads with a vastly reduced turnover. Perhaps many heritage...
[ATTACH] For the reopening on 18th May, face masks and 1.5 metre social distancing are mandatory. Payment must be by contactless means. Andy
The idea that the number of deaths from Covid 19 have been artificially inflated does not actually pass muster when you look at the ONS figures....
For the four week period ending 24th April 2020 the total number of registered deaths in England & Wales (but excluding Scotland) was 79,251. The...
So how many Covid 19 patients do you think have died in hospital then? Those numbers are compiled from the death certificates. Andy
I should treat those figures with more than a bit of caution. For instance, they state that "Of those who require hospital treatment (8% of all...
Steve, there is one other factor to be considered, which is whether or not the locomotive is subject to a daily hire fee or mileage payment. In...
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