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    WD 2-10-0 Austerity Greece

    Don't confuse a wide firebox with a Wootton!
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 2 мар 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    4079 Pendennis Castle Overhaul

    There's nothing particularly wrong with any of the above. They came to the end of their boiler ticket and were put aside. 6106 had a full re-stay...
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 2 мар 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    4079 Pendennis Castle Overhaul

    925 for sure had it's original tubes at Rainhill. Locomotives with wide fireboxes don't necessarily have to have their boilers lifted.
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 1 мар 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    4079 Pendennis Castle Overhaul

    As I remember it, the 10-year rule was adopted well before 1989 and was probably enforced by the insurance companies. When I was at Bold Colliery...
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 28 фев 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    4079 Pendennis Castle Overhaul

    I can't say, a bit before my time at Didcot. Five years is not a long time for an overhaul, it depends on resources and what else is going on at...
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 28 фев 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    4079 Pendennis Castle Overhaul

    As far as 6697 was concerned, I think that that was the problem, it had old flues. Everything changed after the incident, the 10 year rule came...
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 28 фев 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    4079 Pendennis Castle Overhaul

    In the early days of Barry, locomotives left by rail nearly complete. For instance, 5322 left with an exhaust steam injector - which was later...
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 28 фев 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    4079 Pendennis Castle Overhaul

    I wouldn't say never. There's no doubt a few people still at Didcot who remember the event. Once that's not the case, things will probably change....
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 28 фев 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    4079 Pendennis Castle Overhaul

    Another factor that determines which locomotives are used/overhauled at Didcot is ownership. 4144 is (or at least was) privately owned. 6106 is...
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 28 фев 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    4920 Dumbleton Hall

    Is that you Rishi?
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 19 янв 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Marples and Beeching

    Look at some videos on Youtube of double-stacked containers on UP. Imagine the same with suitable clearance and pantographs! Not possible, I suspect!
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 8 янв 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    I very much doubt that RO will produce 100% pure water but it will depend on the quality of the feed water and the specification of the RO system....
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 6 янв 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    Presumably the SVR adds tannin (as an oxygen scavenger and to form a corrosion resistant coating on the boiler) and soda ash or caustic soda (to...
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 2 янв 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Marples and Beeching

    You seem to have missed the point. Marples was in breach of House of Commons rules on conflict of interest. After unsuccessfully attempting to...
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 1 янв 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Marples and Beeching

    I would suggest that even if the UK had been awash with money at the time, the answer would have been the same if Marples had had any say in it. I...
    Сообщение от: RabthreeL, 1 янв 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction