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    Llangollen Railway

    Also the GWSR's. Noel
    Сообщение от: jnc, 11 май 2021 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Llangollen Railway

    Well, look at the bright side; to the extent a modest amount was paid for it, the current owner is unlikely the scrap it when they are done with...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 11 май 2021 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Llangollen Railway

    I can understand you being upset, but did that really help? Noel
    Сообщение от: jnc, 11 май 2021 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion

    Yes, although I don't recall if it was toward the 'press release' end of the spectrum, or the 'full report'; my vague recollection is that it was...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 10 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion

    Sounded interesting, to get the details; then I looked it up. The topic's not that interesting! Absolutely. But, I'm not sure if the axle...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 10 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Llangollen Railway

    That must be quite upsetting; their pocket is lighter by however much they've paid, and now it's gone. Been there... Noel
    Сообщение от: jnc, 10 май 2021 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

    That's a pretty impressive bit of kit being used on the stays! The shop is 'lucky' to have it. Noel
    Сообщение от: jnc, 10 май 2021 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion

    A very good point; I just ran into this on the Patriot thread. Noel
    Сообщение от: jnc, 10 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion

    Like Tornado's? (Or was that your unstated point?) Maybe they do have the P2 axle situation fully understood. (Was there ever a report from them...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 10 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion

    Thanks for that considered reply. It's a little scary; the thought that the 'new' P2 could also break axles is fairly boggling. I had assumed that...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 8 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion

    This sort of thing happens a lot, actually. If you look at "The Darwin Conspiracy", by Roy Davies, on pg. 145 he recounts the story of Arnold...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 7 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion

    Yeah, I think so, for a couple of reasons. First, using the latter is to dive into a semi-infinite morass of motivations. So somebody made a...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 7 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion

    But was a real effort made back then to solve the original P2's axle problems, for instance? (Sorry, I just don't recall what was done, in the way...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 6 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion

    To go off in a completely different direction, I have what is something of a 'newbie' question (please forgive me for asking it), it's one that I...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 6 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion

    I'm not sure that service lifetime is necessarily a good measure of 'great engineering' (we are discussing Thompson's worth as an engineer, so I...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 6 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    LMS Patriot Project Updates

    Well, I was told uneven cooling during casting; not sure if it would have gotten that hot if it was heated during an attempt to remove the wheel....
    Сообщение от: jnc, 3 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    LMS Patriot Project Updates

    Yes, exactly. (That was the intended implication of my mention of "openness", but you have put the critical importance of it very well.) Yes,...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 3 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I recently had a thought about this, which I haven't seen here; I thought I'd share it. It is that this apparently happened quite some time ago -...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 3 май 2021 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    LMS Patriot Project Updates

    My mention of Llangollen was not at all meant to imply that they were behind all the Warrior's problems; clearly, they are not. (And I didn't say...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 3 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    LMS Patriot Project Updates

    Yes, some pretty significant errors were made in the past by the group that was then responsible for building the engine. But ... First, some of...
    Сообщение от: jnc, 3 май 2021 в разделе: Steam Traction
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