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Tornado

Rasprava u 'Steam Traction' pokrenuta od Leander's Shovel, 20. Listopad 2007..

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  1. pmh_74

    pmh_74 Part of the furniture

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    Did you not read the update properly? They've laid 3/4 of a mile of track at Darlington, and once this reaches Belfast they'll be off on tour. (No need to regauge the loco!)
     
    pmh_74, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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    green five, Sheff, 5944 i 2 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  2. ghost

    ghost Part of the furniture

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    I'm waiting.... :)
     
    ghost, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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    Sir Ralph Wedgwood se sviđa ovo.
  3. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Wasn't one of Boris's hare-brained schemes a rail link to NI?
     
    MellishR, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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    garth manor Well-Known Member

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    Scheme cost about £1m in research.
     
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    Gladiator 5076 Resident of Nat Pres

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    As good a return as the Taunton to BL study then:)
     
    Gladiator 5076, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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    martin1656 Nat Pres stalwart Friend

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    Or a Solent tunnel Or bridge,
     
    martin1656, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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    Bikermike Well-Known Member

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    Then we can get a 66 into the headshunt at Haven Street...
     
    Bikermike, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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  8. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    I wonder if I am the only one a bit bemused by the focus on coal and the grate.

    Firstly, there aren't many coal suppliers around. If there is a batch of coal that is massively detrimental to firebars, then you'd expect other people to be reporting the same - or even the NVR themselves on other locos. Yet it seems just Tornado has had the issue.

    Moreover, the temperature of a fire depends on how hard you work, and with all respect to the NR, it is hard to imagine that a large pacific on a comparatively flat line has to work very hard. Certainly it is hard to imagine it working at anywhere close to the rate that it would out on the mainline. Yet somehow the fire got so hot as to destroy an entire grate - not even just a couple of elements.

    It certainly seems perplexing.

    Tom
     
    Jamessquared, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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  9. 35B

    35B Nat Pres stalwart

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    The obvious possibility that this implies is that there is an issue with the firebox which has given rise to the issues with the grate.
     
    35B, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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  10. Steve

    Steve Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    I was at the NVR last week and was told that several locos running on the Nene Valley have apparently recently suffered from a batch of Colombian coal. Seems it drops through into the pan and continues to burn at a relatively high temperature, causing the damage.
     
    Last edited: 21. Siječanj 2025.
    Steve, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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  11. Jamessquared

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    We've seen similar; and have instructions about regular use of the ashpan spray. Not aware that it has been causing grate damage though, but damage to ashpans, and maybe under-grate rocking mechanisms.

    I wonder if something has been lost in translation and it isn't the grate that is being replaced, but the rocking mechanism?

    Tom
     
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  12. Steve

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    Can’t comment on that but was told that DSB656 and HC1800 were affected and I doubt that they have rocking grates. Can’t remember if any other locos were mentioned as being affected but I think so.
     
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    We had those issues with 34081 early last year. Ashpan damage at first but grate problems later. Regular use of sprinkler was advised but………………………...
     
    Spamcan81, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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    I also saw a post on Facebook saying 5619 has had to have a new set of firebars as the current ones were destroyed over the Polar season too.
     
    Chris86, 21. Siječanj 2025.
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  15. Bikermike

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    If you have several concurrent delays, always go into great detail about the one that's not your fault...

    Burning firebars seems to happening accross the NVR fleet, and are (AIUI) a consumable. If it's only the A1 that is suffering other damage, then presumably there is an additional cause...

    Is the coal outwith the outer bounds one would have expected in steam days?
     
    Bikermike, 22. Siječanj 2025.
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    Sheff se sviđa ovo.
  16. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Not a problem confined to Tornado, I am afraid.
     
    Big Al, 22. Siječanj 2025.
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  17. Sheff

    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

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    Folks, before I post any further regarding Tornado, could I just ask if any of the supporters who have posted on here or PM’d me to say they have requested information from the Trust actually had any response please?
     
    Sheff, 22. Siječanj 2025.
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  18. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Still on 7 Jan I provided my phone number.
    Nothing since then.
     
    MellishR, 22. Siječanj 2025.
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  19. NathanP

    NathanP Member

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    NathanP, 22. Siječanj 2025.
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    The NNR has had an issue with a recent batch of coal too.
     
    agalpin, 26. Siječanj 2025.
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