For any steam loco buffs amongst us...

podge · 14th January 2009, 21:17

A little gem I have found on YouTube....and hijacked from the hijacked thread to here!!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jgds_mKzs4w&NR=1
lovely soundtrack through headphones.P.

JohnDotCom · 14th January 2009, 22:28

Slight problem there with firing and Pollution.

podge · 15th January 2009, 10:24

At least its best WELSH carbon going through the smokebox!

JohnDotCom · 15th January 2009, 13:18

Well of Course.
We should go back to Coal Fired Engines but thats another discussion.........

James.uk · 15th January 2009, 13:22

It should be fairly easy to convert your FBH to make steam power innit? lmho

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podge · 15th January 2009, 18:14

I work with a few Welsh Nuts!!!Joking aside, I am convinced steam could be made to work these days, we must have many years of coal still left below us....not the ghastly Open Cast type mines either.P.

BigRuss · 15th January 2009, 19:16

There's plenty of coal under us yet.

When I was mining Potash we were at over a mile deep. Talking to the geologists they said that below us was a massive amount of coal the problem being that at those dpths it's a lot more difficult to extract. Mainly due to the temperatures at 1 mile the rock temp is 63F.

The main problem is not that coal reserves are running out it's that the easily extractable coal is almost exhausted (for that read cheap enough to market against foreign subsidised coal).

Anyway back to the steam engine the pollution on that one's not too bad. The worst one I've ever travelled behind was a U.S.type S160 now that really can throw some muck out!

Russ

Tootall · 15th January 2009, 19:26

The brand new A1 class engine 'Tornado' makes its first passenger run at the end of this month, in Feburary it will travel down the East Coast mainline to London Kings Cross and back and our yard at work is right next to the track so i hope to be able to see her steam past and get some pics.
More details here.

JohnDotCom · 15th January 2009, 20:18

She is also on the North Yorkshire Moors Preserved Railway for two weekends in May,
where you will get much more up close and Personal and some decent Route shots.
See their website.

podge · 16th January 2009, 16:36

This old anorak has already set his sights on Guildford station for 14th Feb when she visits, even taking swmbo along.....romantic eh!

14th January 2009, 21:17	#1
podge I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Tourer CDT CLUB SE Copper Red Mica Dec 01 ....now deceased....replaced by2003 Royal Blue T Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Warnborough, Hampshire Posts: 2,398 Thanks: 9 Thanked 69 Times in 20 Posts	For any steam loco buffs amongst us... A little gem I have found on YouTube....and hijacked from the hijacked thread to here!! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jgds_mKzs4w&NR=1 lovely soundtrack through headphones.P. __________________ 01 75 CDT Club SE Tourer..."The Rover 75 is a British-built car to be proud of." B.M.Ws loss........OUR GAIN!!!!!!!! http://knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/...arp.300pix.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/3...b847e1c5_m.jpg

15th January 2009, 10:24	#3
podge I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Tourer CDT CLUB SE Copper Red Mica Dec 01 ....now deceased....replaced by2003 Royal Blue T Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Warnborough, Hampshire Posts: 2,398 Thanks: 9 Thanked 69 Times in 20 Posts	At least its best WELSH carbon going through the smokebox! __________________ 01 75 CDT Club SE Tourer..."The Rover 75 is a British-built car to be proud of." B.M.Ws loss........OUR GAIN!!!!!!!! http://knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/...arp.300pix.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/3...b847e1c5_m.jpg

15th January 2009, 18:14	#6
podge I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Tourer CDT CLUB SE Copper Red Mica Dec 01 ....now deceased....replaced by2003 Royal Blue T Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Warnborough, Hampshire Posts: 2,398 Thanks: 9 Thanked 69 Times in 20 Posts	I work with a few Welsh Nuts!!!Joking aside, I am convinced steam could be made to work these days, we must have many years of coal still left below us....not the ghastly Open Cast type mines either.P. __________________ 01 75 CDT Club SE Tourer..."The Rover 75 is a British-built car to be proud of." B.M.Ws loss........OUR GAIN!!!!!!!! http://knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/...arp.300pix.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/3...b847e1c5_m.jpg

15th January 2009, 19:16	#7
BigRuss Premium Trader 75 CDT Tourer,2.5 Launch Saloon, Omipro MG/Rover (T4) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Liversedge, West Yorkshire Posts: 5,411 Thanks: 1,105 Thanked 1,340 Times in 661 Posts	There's plenty of coal under us yet. When I was mining Potash we were at over a mile deep. Talking to the geologists they said that below us was a massive amount of coal the problem being that at those dpths it's a lot more difficult to extract. Mainly due to the temperatures at 1 mile the rock temp is 63F. The main problem is not that coal reserves are running out it's that the easily extractable coal is almost exhausted (for that read cheap enough to market against foreign subsidised coal). Anyway back to the steam engine the pollution on that one's not too bad. The worst one I've ever travelled behind was a U.S.type S160 now that really can throw some muck out! Russ __________________ Replacement Key Service http://https://the75andztclub.co.uk/...d.php?t=244732 Full T4 Testbook diagnostics available. Diesel ECU repair and replacement. Options enabled or disabled as required. Diesel X-Power 135 and 160bhp, Rover 1.8T 150 to 160 MG 160 V6 to 177 upgrades available P.M. for details.

15th January 2009, 19:26	#8
Tootall Gets stuck in ZTT - CDTi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: sat at my laptop Posts: 609 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	The brand new A1 class engine 'Tornado' makes its first passenger run at the end of this month, in Feburary it will travel down the East Coast mainline to London Kings Cross and back and our yard at work is right next to the track so i hope to be able to see her steam past and get some pics. More details here. __________________ Ex-Longbridge track monkey.

14th January 2009, 22:28	#2
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Slight problem there with firing and Pollution.

15th January 2009, 13:18	#4
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Well of Course. We should go back to Coal Fired Engines but thats another discussion.........

15th January 2009, 13:22	#5
James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	It should be fairly easy to convert your FBH to make steam power innit? lmho .

15th January 2009, 20:18	#9
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	She is also on the North Yorkshire Moors Preserved Railway for two weekends in May, where you will get much more up close and Personal and some decent Route shots. See their website.

16th January 2009, 16:36	#10
podge I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Tourer CDT CLUB SE Copper Red Mica Dec 01 ....now deceased....replaced by2003 Royal Blue T Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Warnborough, Hampshire Posts: 2,398 Thanks: 9 Thanked 69 Times in 20 Posts	This old anorak has already set his sights on Guildford station for 14th Feb when she visits, even taking swmbo along.....romantic eh! __________________ 01 75 CDT Club SE Tourer..."The Rover 75 is a British-built car to be proud of." B.M.Ws loss........OUR GAIN!!!!!!!! http://knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/...arp.300pix.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/3...b847e1c5_m.jpg