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Maunsell W Tanks

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by WesternRegionHampshireman, Nov 8, 2021.

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  1. Jamessquared

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    Just as a follow up: reading the accident report, HN Gresley, in his report on the trial running of K and K1 class locos on the LNER, noted that the two cylinder K (No. 803 - with laminated springs) ran more steadily than the K1 (No. 890 - still with with the older coil springs), which he attributed to the springing of the Bissell truck (page 37 of the accident report):
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