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  1. LMS2968
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    I think our thoughts are closer than appearances suggest, Simon. Absolutely agree about the 8Fs being among Stanier's finest, and I have sneaking...
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    Yes, but 'just like the 5MTs.' The point's the same, if you can make improvements, do so.
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    The 842 Black Fives were built over a period of sixteen years. Conditions changed and advances made in that period. The choice: stay with the...
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    There's a lot in that, Tom. Stanier had been a GWR engineer all his working life. There's someone on here whose tag line is something like,"...
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    Yes, they did, but the main and most effective changes were to the number and diameters of the tubes. The ratios were all over the place when...
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    I can't say I agree. The steaming issues from their earliest days were never really cured; if the engine was in good nick, the coal of good...
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 8, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    Main differences: (1) the 5Xs had noticeably taller chimneys; (2) the running plate at the front narrows Horwich fashion on the Fives where it...
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 7, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    Not really, a Black Five looks wrong in green, even if it's actually yellow.
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 7, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
  10. LMS2968
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    Posted in error
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 3, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
  11. LMS2968
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    Or are you perhaps confusing this with 5212, whose cab sides were way out of true following an excursion into a turntable pit? Both engines, of...
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 2, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    I doubt it, but I reckon she's now on her third set of front frames.
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 2, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
  13. LMS2968
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    And quite right too!
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 2, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
  14. LMS2968
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    Certainly wasn't done in LMS and BR days; you just, climed aboard, figured out what everything did, and got on with it! The nearest I can think...
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 1, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
  15. LMS2968
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    Crew training?
    Post by: LMS2968, Jun 1, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    82045 The way ahead?

    Makes sense!
    Post by: LMS2968, May 30, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread

    No, Steve, the point of my photo was to show that the only parts of 2968's rear frames which had not wasted was the unpainted pieces where the...
    Post by: LMS2968, May 27, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread

    During 2968's current overhaul, we found severe wastage of the trailing frames and dragbox, which were subsequently replaced. The photo shows the...
    Post by: LMS2968, May 26, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS Black 5 5025

    Is the plan to leave off the raised platform between the leading frames? The first engines of the class didn't get it as built, but it was soon...
    Post by: LMS2968, May 15, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Royal Scot tenders

    You'll need a matching Pacific too!
    Post by: LMS2968, May 14, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Royal Scot tenders

    I don't know, to be quite honest; I've never thought about it. But I'd imagine that there would have needed to be some modifications to allow the...
    Post by: LMS2968, May 13, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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