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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
North London Tank.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
^^Yeah, right. The contractors are still cutting large chunks off the boiler.^^
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