Posted by Another railway nerd on May 02, 2006 at 18:25:05 from 86.130.129.73 user Peter_H.
In Reply to: Re: Railway Race 1895 - was Thorpe Station - engine changing posted by Pam Adams on May 02, 2006 at 17:50:24:
More likely - whether the locomotive had Walschaerts or simple valve gear, or whether it was superheated. As there were no 'Ian Allan' ABCs then, Dick would not have been able to check these vital details, poor chap!