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    LSWR T3 563

    Yes, that is exactly what I meant. By the way, 1904 still exists today, stored at Dorrigo. You all should know that RVR 5 (formerly Mersey No 1)...
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 19 окт 2024 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    LSWR T3 563

    The T3 has drawhook couplings at both ends. How else could it run as second locomotive in a doubleheader? By what means could it haul empty...
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 12 окт 2024 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    To make them look a little bit different to the others?
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 11 мар 2024 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    You want a section of track that is straight and level? Bring your locomotives to the Nullabor plain, there's a straight section of track that is...
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 8 фев 2024 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Locomotives that have been in action for part of every decade since construction.

    Remember in all of this discussion that each decade begins in year 1 and ends in year 10. That means the 1970s runs from 01/01/1971 to...
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 25 янв 2024 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    6201, her new lease of life.

    34073?
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 6 сен 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    LSWR T3 563

    What a good job there. 1709 says, "Congratulations, 563. You're back in the land of the living. Wish it was me!"
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 19 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Irish C Class No.226

    Rootes blown EMD-567. Sounds very nice. In NSW our GMs were nicknamed 'Yum Yums' because that is a bit like how they sounded at idle.
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 30 апр 2023 в разделе: International Heritage Railways/Tramways
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    Articulated Steam Locomotives of North America

    The 57 and 58 Class Locomotives used the same design of cast frame, they cylinders were not integral with the frame. 38, 59 and 60 Class...
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 2 янв 2023 в разделе: International Heritage Railways/Tramways
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    34039 Boscastle WC class

    That'll be because you had a market value policy. If you has an agreed value policy, you would have received a bigger pay out.
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 14 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread

    Yep, i was sent off to get a can of grinding sparks...
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 27 авг 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    Ahh, no. 4472 has a single stage Westinghouse Air Compressor fitted to it for Australia. The air compressor failed on its second last day in...
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 10 апр 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    Their expertise with Gresley Pacifics was also on show in their work to keep 60009 running over the last couple of years.
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 31 янв 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    What Ifs, and Locos that never were.

    MSWJR 16 was not built for a South American Railway. This was simply made up and printed many years ago. The locomotive, as has been discussed...
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 26 янв 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Locomotives that should have been preserved, but weren’t.

    You might need to extend your net a little further... In NSW, there's three locomotives that are close to typical of British practice in the...
    Сообщение от: Spinner, 26 дек 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction