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Emilion-3 [2017-10-14 16:22:36 +0000 UTC]
A British 4-8-4. France had them.
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GresleyPacific60103 [2016-06-12 17:43:07 +0000 UTC]
You know they fixed the problem with stoking inefficiencies in American 4-8-4's by simply adding a mechanical stoker. Also, the "Northerns" as the 4-8-4's are called by, weren't too bad of water consumers if you could treat 'em right.
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SAR500 [2014-12-24 08:51:48 +0000 UTC]
Just found this, the 4-8-4 nice I think our 500's hold the title of biggest non-articulated locomotive built in Britain and I think it still holds it too
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MrJoj In reply to SAR500 [2014-12-24 22:07:32 +0000 UTC]
500 whats?
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SAR500 In reply to MrJoj [2014-12-26 08:00:13 +0000 UTC]
www.johnnyspages.com/rail_ditt…
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LNER4422Productions [2014-12-13 05:25:03 +0000 UTC]
Actually, The LNER P-2s were a success, But became horrible after Thompson turned them into Thompson Pacifics. Also The LNER W1 ENgine was a 4-6-4 and it weighed about as much as two A-4s.
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DarkLordofMordor4800 [2014-07-16 11:33:34 +0000 UTC]
Wow, excellent pic, though interesting the GWR would have a 4-8-4 in mind, when Pacifics were too large for their network (though I do know there were plans for 4-8-2's on the LNER at least, never went ahead though)
As for firing it, well there's always a mechanical stoker, like there is on every 4-8-4 design I know of
EDIT: Oh and then there's frames. Would plate frames be able to withstand the power of a 4-8-4?
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TheRedCrane25 [2014-07-14 20:51:33 +0000 UTC]
O_O Crikey! A 4-8-4! In Britain! I'm surprised if rails didn't just break under its weight! i'm surprised its pulling a train, it looks like it should be pulling that station!
but anyways, awesome railway artwork of the Planet class Joe! I love the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway blue, its one of my favourite tones of blue and livery from British Railways and on the planet class it does not disappoint even with the 3500 gallon tender it has coupled to it. and even the Wheel Arrangement, which is done from fictional, has been done splendidly with the walschaerts motion on the side. well done ^^
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GWRbrony13 [2014-07-06 20:11:18 +0000 UTC]
Awesome!
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MrJoj In reply to WhippetWild [2014-07-06 22:27:06 +0000 UTC]
And a civil engineer's pounding headache!
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MrJoj In reply to WhippetWild [2014-07-06 23:16:47 +0000 UTC]
Track engineer.
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WaningDaylight [2014-07-06 19:32:08 +0000 UTC]
Yay! She's so pretty >u<. Thank you.
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WaningDaylight In reply to MrJoj [2014-07-07 16:37:29 +0000 UTC]
I forgot what we were talking about.
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STEAMHOUND60 [2014-07-06 13:00:07 +0000 UTC]
Talk about a amazing piece of work!
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MrJoj In reply to STEAMHOUND60 [2014-07-06 14:02:05 +0000 UTC]
I wouldn't call it my best <__>
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STEAMHOUND60 In reply to MrJoj [2014-07-06 14:07:12 +0000 UTC]
It looks great as far as I'm concerned
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AmericanHero45 [2014-07-06 11:42:42 +0000 UTC]
that is a cool design, I would have liked to see some pictures of the real thing in preservation if GWR actually did build it
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