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  1. JohnElliott
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    Yellow Stripes

    That wasn't the auto-changeover equipment, it was the mercury-arc rectifiers backfiring (see Brigadier Langley's report). The changeover equipment...
    Post by: JohnElliott, Sep 1, 2017 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    Obviously the solution is to follow Marsh's example and build one with superheat and one without, for a fair comparison. WIBN?
    Post by: JohnElliott, Aug 25, 2017 in forum: Steam Traction
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    No more yellow ends ?

    Pity -- I'd hoped the 5BEL would make it back into traffic first.
    Post by: JohnElliott, Aug 15, 2017 in forum: Diesel & Electric Traction
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    The There is an aspiration in the BRPS Long Term Plan for permanent buildings, at least.
    Post by: JohnElliott, Jul 22, 2017 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    RAIB Investigation: South Devon Railway

    The lavatories in the 2BIL are certainly of that design.
    Post by: JohnElliott, Jul 14, 2017 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Not until Platform 2 gets its live rail back...
    Post by: JohnElliott, Apr 5, 2017 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Deal with the troublesome question of valve gear once and for all: rebuild one as a Turbomotive.
    Post by: JohnElliott, Dec 23, 2016 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Steam preserved but what about the Electric Traction

    With solid-state converters it should be possible to convert 1500Vdc overhead to 750V and feed it into a DC unit's power line. Or (given the...
    Post by: JohnElliott, Dec 8, 2016 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    I have been a porter at Horsted (many years ago by now), and have given trains the right-away from Platform 5; your observations seem to match my...
    Post by: JohnElliott, Nov 14, 2016 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Help needed please with some locations Hastings Demu class 6S

    The physical connectors were the same for EMUs and DEMUs but the pin assignments were different (eg: DEMUs had seven power levels, so needed 3...
    Post by: JohnElliott, Jan 4, 2016 in forum: Diesel & Electric Traction
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Here's the ORR policy on third-rail electrification: http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/17621/dc-electrification-policy-statement.pdf...
    Post by: JohnElliott, Jun 29, 2015 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    The first two MLVs could do that, and according to Wikipedia they're both preserved (on the East Kent Railway). Maybe borrow one and see if it...
    Post by: JohnElliott, Jan 8, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    [Pulls out crayons] The long-term solution would doubtless be to extend south to a new Newick Parkway station with three or more 12-car platforms :)
    Post by: JohnElliott, Oct 13, 2014 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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