roythebus
Pleased to say the restoration of BEA coach MLL738 is as complete as it can be, now restoring MLL721
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Post by roythebus on Feb 18, 2010 0:03:47 GMT
Does anyone know when the F class tank locos were fitted with air brakes? Were all the class fitted?
I've got a whole set of pics of these handsome locos as I used to produce a cast metal kit of them. As built, they were not air fitted, but pics of them much later in life shows the fitted with the standard Westinghous pump on the right side, and air tanks on top of the water tank.
Were the E class locos similarly fitted? I've not seen piccys showing that.
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Post by tubeprune on Feb 18, 2010 11:17:36 GMT
Does anyone know when the F class tank locos were fitted with air brakes? Were all the class fitted? I've got a whole set of pics of these handsome locos as I used to produce a cast metal kit of them. As built, they were not air fitted, but pics of them much later in life shows the fitted with the standard Westinghous pump on the right side, and air tanks on top of the water tank. Were the E class locos similarly fitted? I've not seen piccys showing that. From the published photos I've seen, best guess is that air brakes were fitted late 1940s-early 1950s. I think only L49 and L52 had them. I have seen no evidence that any E Class locos ever had air brakes.
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