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  1. Cosmo Bonsor
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    Best & Worst Locos to Drive

    Regarding heat on the footplate, comment is often made about Bulleid pacifics. Well they are hot to be on. I once put a garden max/min type...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 24 июл 2016 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Best & Worst Locos to Drive

    I fired Sir Berkeley when it visited the Bluebell. Given the occasional loose bits of brickwork in the tunnel, I almost wished I 'd worn a bump...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 7 июл 2016 в разделе: Steam Traction
  4. Cosmo Bonsor
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    Best & Worst Locos to Drive

    Regarding the outside admission valves on the Q/Q1 , it gives a very short, straight path for steam to leave the cylinders. Indeed with the...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 5 июл 2016 в разделе: Steam Traction
  5. Cosmo Bonsor
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    Best & Worst Locos to Drive

    Ok, I'm with Tom and Steve about S15's, I loved firing ours (847). Driving wise you do have to stand to operate the regulator and brake but I set...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 30 июн 2016 в разделе: Steam Traction
  6. Cosmo Bonsor
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Oh dear. No I'm not trying to catch anyone out. I like to enjoy all all aspects of my train ride including the speed. Technology used wisely can...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 16 июн 2016 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  7. Cosmo Bonsor
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    100 x this. ^^^ Not much gets me cross on the footplate but a fireman or who ever jumping of my engine while I'm driving gets a telling off. It's...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 16 июн 2016 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Riveting Using Old Technology

    I've got ask have you done any hot riveting? Throwing a rivet into a smokebox that size is asking for an injury to the riveter and a beating of...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 19 май 2016 в разделе: Locomotive Engineering M.I.C
  9. Cosmo Bonsor
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    Replica builds for heritage lines.

    North London Tank.
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 2 май 2016 в разделе: Steam Traction
  10. Cosmo Bonsor
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    Replica builds for heritage lines.

    I would choose the DRG Class 86. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRG_Class_86 It's the right wheel arrangement for grip and steering. Outside...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 27 апр 2016 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    Yes it's worn but not fragile. That would imply it's about to break and I mean something going BANG! at any time. I can assure you that I wouldn't...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 23 мар 2016 в разделе: Steam Traction
  12. Cosmo Bonsor
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    Would you really run an engine knowing its tyres are worn below the limit? Really? If the loco derailed with a passenger train how would you...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 22 мар 2016 в разделе: Steam Traction
  13. Cosmo Bonsor
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    For a start the O1's wheels do not have balance weights, there are loads of pictures on the interwebs. The SECR kept the loco's because of the low...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 17 мар 2016 в разделе: Steam Traction
  14. Cosmo Bonsor
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    The NLT did a lot of works trains especially between Horsted House Farm and West Hoathly. 541 got used more as te line went north because of water...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 7 окт 2015 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    You are right, they should be on the bottom brackets, I should have looked at the pic more closely. The rule is SR/BR (or post grouping for a...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 22 сен 2015 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Why do you think it is a Chatham head code? http://www.semgonline.com/headcodes/sheadcodes/02.html GIYF. It's number 101 right at the bottom....
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 21 сен 2015 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    It was a gratis special organised by our Loco Superintendent and co owner of the shunter. It ran a couple of trips to Grinstead for the benefit of...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 9 авг 2015 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  18. Cosmo Bonsor
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    I bet it was pulled up too tight. (I've no sound on this pooter) The valve events are decent at 40% It was never very good when it last ran. It's...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 2 май 2015 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Double heading GWR with none GWR and brakes

    Thread resurrection.... +1 to what Bob said. I've driven GWR tanks that leak off the chamber side scarily fast. Funny that no-one's mentioned...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 17 апр 2015 в разделе: Locomotive M.I.C.
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    Hi. I was on the shovel with the Loco Director driving. The Q has been sat in the shed while I have gone from Cleaner to Driver. It was fun...
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 16 апр 2015 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    ^^Yeah, right. The contractors are still cutting large chunks off the boiler.^^
    Сообщение от: Cosmo Bonsor, 29 янв 2015 в разделе: Steam Traction
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