I'm certainly having difficulty making sense of this reply, what distinction that never historically existed am I trying to make? and what grey...
O.K. maybe I was being to general in my views, if throwing three possible descriptions can be regarded as general, but lets try and see thro' the...
That is something that I can't possibly comment on.
I'm not disputing any of that, in fact it rather goes to prove my point, I'm also not condemning the practice or saying that it is wrong to do so,...
Not sure about the LMS input, but spot on for the GWR loco's.
What was done by the railway companies in the past should be recognised as what was done by railway companies in the past, the only TRUE way of...
I must admit that it's a personal thing, but in my view NEW BUILDS should be just that, not conversions (or worse scrapping) of existing...
Design and type of Valve gears can have a great deal of effect on running, both efficiently and otherwise, for example with a slide valve operated...
Yes, The Sentinels that I referred to are vertical boilered, in fact road waggons, the height from the grate to the chimney base is in the region...
Although not a true gas producer Sentinels have water filled ashpans, which will fizz and bubble away, and can have a noticeably negative effect...
Sentinel produced what were probably the most successful railcars. The LNER had several sets working on branch lines serving East coast resorts....
Just as well that it happened in France, over here they'd have all had to carry out a risk assessment before helping.
Just found this thread, so poked my nose in, regarding the Sentinel Waggons in Brown Bayley's at Rotherham, their last day of work was Maundy...
LBSC ('Curly' Lawrence) designed Maid of Kent in 5" gauge as both inside cylindered (as full size) and outside cylindered (Resembling a Midland...
Shades of both the British Car and Motorcycle industries.
So the No.7 is the larger of the two? and was used on the 47xx 2-8-0? was it used on any other class?
Twice in my life my Job and hobby have been the same thing and I can assure you that it's a mugs game, the only ones making any dosh are the pen...
Thanks for that information, although I must say that I'd have had more to say about manufacturing new cylinders and saddle than I would have the...
That's where your comparison fails. It was always known the Saint would need many new parts, including driving wheels.. I'll concede with the...
So before Churchward there was Nothing..................................... OOH ERR!
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