Interesting. Thanks for that info - I'd not previously heard of these exports to Brazil. The story illustrates that high performance is not the...
Indeed, Chapelon's role on the Paris Orleans Rly seems very similar to that of Holcroft on the SECR & SR. Also, the rebuilding from 1919 of the...
Another 2-6-2 with smoke deflectors was the Japanese Class C58. A lightweight design for secondary duties on 3ft 6in/ 1067mm gauge, it was much...
Single dome may suffice: http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/de/steam/23/23_105/023_105-0_auf_der_Drehscheibe_im_SEH_Heilbronn_19_6_10_11.jpg - but...
I assume that you will already have checked the Wikipedia entry - which other forum members may be able to amplify (or correct):...
The NSWGR AD60 Garratts were of similar overall size to the South African example but had a smaller grate area of 65 sq ft. This grate area was...
"Prince of Wales" was already an LNER name before the A1/A3 was built - used on the ex-GC D11, apparently throughout its life from 1920 to 1960....
Now who would have expected Mr Stroudley to influence the colour scheme of a diesel loco? Has D9551 visited the Bluebell Rly to meet with those...
Don't forget the Wrexham Mold & Connah's Quay line.
Britain did have an example of a 4-6-0 with a wide firebox - but it didn't work on the LNER. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_2602_Class
According to the LNER Encyclopedia, the design of the Raven A2 was rushed. It was a greatly stretched version of the Z-class (C7) Atlantic,...
Thank-you for posting this interesting 4-8-4 loco design. It dates (1931) from the period when Chapelon was greatly improving the performance of...
I think you can add the Dean-Churchward "Kruger"-class 4-6-0 (later 2-6-0) to the list of "complete dogs". They were scrapped after about 3...
Only a third of the 70 B16-class were rebuilt to B16/2 and B16/3, so this rebuild programme could not have had a great impact. More important...
Interesting draft on Gresley's early 2-cylinder 2-6-0s for the GNR. I did wonder whether Simon's coming book would cover Gresley's GNR period or...
Due to other commitments, I cannot attend this time, but I've enjoyed several previous SVR diesel galas. I'm not a big diesel fan, but the...
It has been sat in Bitton yard for many years. My understanding is that it is owned privately, not by the AVR. Photographed in 2021.
I visited the gala on Sunday. The main attraction for me was to catch Taw Valley while it was still in its special mauve livery. Next year, I...
There is a heritage railway with 6.6kV ac OHLE - but it's metre-gauge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamshavn_Line
Some interesting food for thought here. I recently saw a group photograph of supporters of one of the new-build steam projects. It was...
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