If the hall diameter was reduced by 1" that would reduce TE by 11%, but only reduce width by 1" as the cylinder centre line would be the same. To...
Is it not dubious to continue to use 88 (especially to use up its boiler ticket) if you cannot fulfill the lease requirement to overhaul it? Is...
"The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing" or endorse evil from others Rob
see https://www.festrail.co.uk/appeal.htm. It would have been good to have seen something of this quality from the WSR rather than just "give us...
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I think that the Hall and Saint cylinders may be different, after Saint Martin the boiler was raised on the later Halls, presumably because of the...
He's also selling 2 large model steam locos (a King and a Castle if I remember correctly) on facebook Rob
A few random thoughts When looking at the issue of the length of the line, if you don't start at BL, then where? Most journeys start at that end...
Needs to get his name out there in case there is an election methinks. Not a much loved MP I've heard, what with his comments about Taunton being...
The water in Minehead is fairly soft, coming from Exmoor. I don't no what treatment is now given to it by Wessex Water, but its much less "peaty"...
Wasn't there an a;ppeal for "water water everywhere" in the bad days of the WSRA set up by the short lived Friends of the WSR (is that the right...
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One of the sad things is the demise of the Thomas events. Not one that one can blame the WSR for, as the costs and conditions of the new franchise...
"Cream" in the Avenue, but Wetherspoons Lavazza machine at £1.25 + free refills or 99p takeaway is terrific value and pretty good quality (and...
The Friends of Minehead Station are a beacon of light in a sea of mediocrity. I have brought many hundreds of books to them, all received with...
The original steam pipes to the flange on the back of the cylinder are shown on a drawing in Nock's "Stars Castles and Kings" of North Star...
One of the key things is what happens if it is bought ( refinanced really, bearing in mind it is still owned by the railway). If 9351 is off to...
Bit of a cheek I thought and I'm not going to Rob
The group that created the 4110 fund are people who have a day to day involvement in the railway, untainted by the past horrors. They are a group...
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