Hear,hear. Much better comparison than the one I asked for.
Or B17 versus two outside cylinders and more or less samme rpm like Robinson 2-8-0
It would interest me and maybe others to se the Spencer paper. Source please? The fundametal weakness of Gresley conjugation is dynamics. Two...
Easy. People who likes steamlocomotives are not rational. Thompson was somehow behind loss of Gresley who made worlds best locomotives
Thank You.Have ordered the Stanier book and look forward to reading
Can You please tell us what message number to look for? I have sougth and not found
Sounds familiar. I stand corrected
Let me try. Cruising happily at 90 with 8 or more coaches pulled by a LNER pacific is impossible
A Gresley-like big boiler and three cylinders propelled it self,two firemen and 9 coaches 101.6 mph for a very short time. If cruising regularly...
Maybee,but quite interesting in its own rigth:Who sired Sandringhams that did not quite impress everybody and was the V4 a late second try for...
Not sure but something like bad design,overweigth,late delivery to much money, all the usual stuff when spoiled children have been underperforming.
According to Cox it was LNWR that really excelled in cracking frames. According to Adrian Tester mr Cox and his merry standards were also good at...
Sorry but cannot find where I read that Gresley wrote rather angry letters to NBL.
Exactly and was designed by NBL and Gresley made angry noises
I hope that both V4 and the Sandringham come alive. It is the last chance to see if Gresleys insistence on single shaft drive was well founded....
Two Stephenson and one slip eccentric compared with two walschaerts and conjugation.
Flangeless third driver?
The amount of steel and work for a V4 can make a Webb three-cylinder coal compound. Most fasinating three-cylinder and a blind alley as well....
It was an old man last try to prove that real locomotives shall have three cylinders,drive unto mid driving axle and therefore need a Gresley...
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