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  1. Hi Using the data from the book, I created the calculation. If the tender is full, then the centre of gravity of the loco and tender is pretty much at half the wheelbase, so you would have 15 to 18” clearance at either of the wheelbase with a 55ft table. Stop at the coaling stage and fill up the tank first though, if the tender is empty, you need a 65ft table. Adrian
  2. Hi All https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-67611057 New news or repackaged old news? Does anyone know what we will get for our money?
  3. I think it briefly was until someone realized there was insufficient capacity. Northbound Mbro to Newcastle trains would have to cross the southbound ECML at Tursdale or Ferryhill South Junctions depending on where the platforms are built. This was the spur to my OP. What services can actually stop at a new Ferryhill station. Do we get slower TP services? Or a 2 hour service with alternating Ferryhill and Chester-le-Street stops. I can’t see any other operator wanting to stop. If the platforms are on the fasts then dwell time will play havoc with the ECML timetable. If the platforms are on the slows then the weave from fast to slow and back again will play havoc with the ECML timetable. I always assumed that the prospects for a station at Ferryhill were tied to the fortunes of the Leamside line. Otherwise as per my OP its a single platform in the middle of the lines at Ferryhill with a slow trundle to Middlesbrough and possible extension to Saltburn or Nunthorpe / Whitby. I am not sure what work on this has been done in the background using Restoring your Railway cash. Adrian
  4. Hi All Time for some fun and speculation. I am 54 and may live long enough to see trains call at the new Ferryhill (Co. Durham) Station. What exotic destinations do people expect that I will be able to travel to? Will Ryantrains market it as Teeside and Wearside Parkway and offer a non-stop service to Kings Cross? Yours with Tongue in Cheek Oakhill (occasional Darlingtonian)
  5. Hi All Generally I am not that interested in this topic. However my summer experiences may be of interest even if they are in Scotland where the closure may not apply. My daughter is 17 and as we only spend a few weeks in Scotland every year, I thought a 16-17 saver would be the cheapest option to get discounts. Initially long distance journeys on Lumo and LNER posed no problems, but after a few attempts I noticed that there were no online discounts on Scotrail for the 16-17. Living in Edinburgh City Centre meant that we passed Waverley virtually every day and we could easily plan to buy tickets from the office. A gentlemen their told me that the 16-17 was not accepted in Scotland, however he checked the machine and it would / did sell us the discounted ticket with a 16-17 saver on an Edinburgh - Polmont return. Two days later we obtained the same discount on the same tickets. However, a week earlier I had paid £30 more than needed for an Edinburgh - Aviemore return for my daughter using Scotrail online. It won’t break the bank, but saving the £30 would count as legitimate tax avoidance as per a different thread. I am not sure if the 16-17 saver is valid on these internal Scotland journeys, and I don’t really care as everybody involved behaved in the correct way but: 1. I object to being ripped off by the web and the machines (and refresh my browser history frequently when booking flights(, 2. My 12 year old is going to Aviemore and back for a quid rather than £60 It seems that having a face to speak to may be of more value to the customer than the supplier! Adrian of Muscat
  6. From “Great Western Railway Locomotive Allocations for 1921” by Ian Harrison the following are at Lydney in that year: 2024, 2025, 2029, 2032, 2040, 2041, 2053, 2068, 2069, 2080, 2084, 2085, 2087, 2093, 2138 and 2150. Lydney must have needed low axle weights as the only other residents listed are Dean Goods. Adrian
  7. Hi Gentlemen Apologies. i opened the UniSim file this was all calculated with about 5 years ago and discovered my error. I had been exploring a what if the cylinders on a Castle had been lined down and the boiler pressure was increased to 250 psi. So the improvement would only have been about 20%. The reduction in exhaust back pressure is incredibly important because the machine works on pressure ratio. The 20ish% is split evenly between backpressure and superheat. Caveat: all my experience is on steam devices than spin rather than move back and forth. Adrian
  8. Sorry its a guess resulting from larger superheater, double blast pipes and some other internal debottlenecking. Some of it is based on calculations by a professional engineer, i.e. me. The rest
  9. If I had to choose between a 1931 Castle, a post ‘56 King or Castle or a HST, I would choose the ‘56 Castle which should have 33% more power than Tregenna or Launceston Castle. My first journeys on a HST were university visits in the cold snap of 1987.
  10. Please tell us more. In 1985 I was much more interested in how to get served in the pub. Is this exploit really with a total train of about 400t demonstrating 3500hp at the rail.
  11. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23367169.labour-steals-march-local-tories-committing-leamside-line/ The Leamside line seems to be a popular subject in Country Durham but I have never been sure if anyone knows what it would be useful for. It could offer a local service for communities in central Durham. It could offer a faster regional service from Middlesbrough to Newcastle offering agglomeration benefits for the region. It could offer a faster freight route and additional capacity from the south to Tyne Dock. It could offer a useful diversionary route for ECML and possibly an extra route for LDHS passenger services from the south to Newcastle. It could allow Washington to be connected to the Metro. Have I covered all options? It even offers fantastic opportunities for politicians to claim votes. One thing I am clear about is that the Leamside line cannot offer all of the above. Any thoughts Oakhill
  12. No just as bad as it looks on a tin of spam In case you all feel jealous of 30 deg C afternoon temps in Muscat at the mo, a tin of spam costs 30 quid. Oakhill
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