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  1. Big Al
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    Steam Dreams 2023

    This was Braunton yesterday at Victoria![ATTACH]
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 19 дек 2023 в разделе: What's Going On
  3. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    I'm pretty certain that trying to 'ground' this debate by exchanging messages, private or public, is not ideal, especially when the author is mid...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 16 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  4. Big Al
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    LE movements, ECS and test runs 2023

    To be objective about this I think it is worth remembering that nowadays the big Railway takes forever to do simple stuff such as attaching a loco...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 16 дек 2023 в разделе: What's Going On
  5. Big Al
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    LE movements, ECS and test runs 2023

    We seem to forget that these diesel things are pretty ancient themselves. They can also break down. In fact my hunch is that they probably fail to...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 15 дек 2023 в разделе: What's Going On
  6. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    So true, so true. Can I just suggest for a moment that we stand back from this? I will take as a 'given', as it seems does Steve, that what...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 15 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  7. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    I hadn't seen that article until you popped it up so thank you. I am not implying that what @S.A.C. Martin is doing is unnecessary as my...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 15 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  8. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    @Spamcan81 is dead right. It is interesting that the speed record for Mallard was set at 126 mph 75 years ago before it was possible to identify...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 13 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  9. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    I won't comment on error bars. With a situation like this I would draw on as many different sources of evidence available. Each will have its own...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 13 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  10. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    Improving the overall efficiency of a steam locomotive from a relatively low base - I have about 15% as a ball park figure - may have been...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 12 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  11. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    I'm under no illusion. The railway is operated for the TOCs and the service trains. Charters are slotted in where convenient and if that involves...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 10 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  12. Big Al
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    The Waverley Tours 2023

    Nice video and as for Santa's little helper, well you said it all. If that's what was going on at the bottom of the climb then who knows what...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 10 дек 2023 в разделе: What's Going On
  13. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    I never shows speeds as anything other than whole mph rounded up or down as appropriate. It amuses me that I see logs with the first decimal place...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 7 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  14. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    But after 112 mph, the train continued as normal to KGX unlike Mallard that got a bit hot, I recall....
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 7 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  15. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    Sorry. Can't help. GPS is only (c)rude if you don't monitor it continuously. I recall that the video of the GPS monitor in the coach on the 100...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 7 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  16. Big Al
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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    On a related matter that arguably concerns us rather more than what happened before we were all borne, can I digress slightly? The mix of fast...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 7 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    71000

    All I know is that in the video clip we were talking about, the Duke should have been ok with 10 and I just can't remember why a skip was tucked...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 6 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  18. Big Al
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    71000

    Now that is a ridiculous comment.
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 6 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  19. Big Al
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    71000

    I mention in passing that this is a good example of when the diesel did not assist until requested by the crew. OK - it didn't turn out as...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 6 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  20. Big Al
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    35028 Clan Line returns: 27/04/24

    Hope you picked up one of the on-line discounts. :)
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 5 дек 2023 в разделе: What's Going On
  21. Big Al
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    Tornado

    I'm prepared to cut the A1ST some slack over decisions, the timing of work on Tornado and emergent issues. I guess that the problem they may be...
    Сообщение от: Big Al, 4 дек 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
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