If you register, you can do a lot more. And become an active part of our growing community. You'll have access to hidden forums, and enjoy the ability of replying and starting conversations.

Recent Activity

Activity stream for all registered members at National Preservation.

  1. acorb liked meeee's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.

    87 isn't available one day because it is working a race the train special. 130 is still not back in traffic presumably 134 is also not available/no crew or not ideal with the fire risk. Diesels are being used to mitigate fire risk and depending...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 11:16 PM

  2. 35B liked ilvaporista's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    I think it also depends on the responsibility of the person. In the company where I work, there is no hesitation, the office staff just stop at the official end of the day. By three minutes past the hour all you could see was dust settling in the...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM

  3. 35B liked Breva's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Were you thinking of rerouting the Heddon? It'd have to flow uphill...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM

  4. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I generally reckoned on 1.5 tons of coal/ round trip on the NYMR when hauling 7 coach trains. That doesn't include lighting up and standby losses and can go up a bit depending on the fireman.

    Jul 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM

  5. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    That's an interesting question and I don't know the answer. Looking at photos, I don't think it does but that's only a guess.

    Jul 24, 2026 at 10:37 PM

  6. Sheff liked Kylchap's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    IIRC the A1Trust carry out final assembly of mating components with a film of wet paint between the two, which is supposed to give protection which is superior to assembly with either bare metal faces or faces previously painted where the paint...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 10:35 PM

  7. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Well this is what Swanage posted on their Facebook on Wednesday, so six round trips = 66 miles, so about £22.72 per mile in coal without any big hills and 5 coach trains. "Did you know it costs around £1,500 a day in coal alone to operate one of...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM

  8. Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I believe the prime area for degradation in copper boxes are the lap joints where the amount of copper is much thicker than the rest of the box. Although copper is a good conductor, the temperature gradient is fairly constant, thus causing the...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM

  9. torgormaig liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I suspect that the reason that copper fireboxes may not last as long when oil fired is related to the fact that oil burns hotter than coal and copper melts at a lower temperature than steel. That suggests that you would expect the surface of a...

    Jul 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Show older items
Loading...