Recent content by Greg Wetzel

Ok. Would cleaning oil be used for every part of the engine, from the boiler down to the wheels and motion? Do heritage railways still use this practice today? I understand that heritage railways may differ in their paintwork cleaning method, such as the Talyllyn Railway using car polish, but...

What cleaning supplies would a railway use to make the paintwork on a steam engine shine? Some searches I've done mention cleaning oil (a mixture of paraffin and light oil) and others mention the use of soap and water. Which would be better at cleaning the engine?

In the BTF film "Snowdrift at Bealth Gill," it is stated that jets of steam was used as part of thawing out the frozen moving parts of the trapped engine. It is to my understand after doing very minor research that a steam lance was used. My question is: how was the steam lance connected to the...

I was reading about GPCS, and it stated how primary air can lift unburnt coal, and how the unburnt coal would then possibly be discharged through an engine's chimney. I was wondering, would the primary air have to strong enough to send unburnt coal through the boiler tubes and out of the...

Thank you. This information is very helpful.

If a whistle cord was pulled too hard and broke, with one end being yanked out of its holding place, would the whistle be stuck on? Or would the whistle stop blowing moments after the whistle cord breaks?

Back in the days of steam, what sort of equipment would be used for turning tyres to rectify any issues without sending the engine all the way to the Works to have it done? Would it be done at the Sheds, and if so, where would the equipment be located? What would be the process of turning the tyres?

Interesting. For some reason I thought the regulator would be on the right.

I was wondering which side of the cab the regulator is located on the LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2Ts.

Thank you for the information. I will contact them when I have a chance. 1695576483 Thank you for the recommendation. I will definitely get in touch with them when I have a chance.

I have a question about fire trains that existed during the time of the "Big Four": when the train reached the fire, how would the water get from the tank wagon(s) and out of the hoses. Was a pump attached to the tank wagon(s) and the hose connected to the pump? Or was there a hose attached from...

Makes sense that a tender engine wouldn't be used. I'm guessing it must have been hard work depending on the push-pull system used in those countries that used tender locos for the task.

Very true.

I've been thinking about push-pull trains, and it occurred to me how I only know of tank engines being used for this work. Which got me thinking; were tender engines used for push-pull trains too?

I've read that the North Eastern Railway built snowploughs on the frames of an engine's tender. I don't know much about this, and was wondering, if it were built on the frames of an engine's tender, would the snowplough then have wheels?