I'm sorry, our wires were crossed. You are indeed correct about the N15X class. I was only pointing out that you originally had an 'X' in descriptor 2. Re. the L class; I believe that they had stability problems solved by installing a well tank and limiting the side tanks to half capacity. Why wasn't this lesson learned with the "River" tanks?
@spiccybaby Wrong on so many levels. The N15 class were the 'King Arthurs' - these were introduced by the London & South Western Railway though most were built by the Southern. Of the L Class, only three carried names in that form - No.327 'Charles G Macrae' (name removed 1924) No.329 'Stephenson' and No.333 'Remembrance' herself. 329 and 333 retained their names when rebuilt as N15X tender locomotives, the other five were named when rebuilt (after famous locomotive engineers).
Love the clerestory Pullmans (Pullmen?). Although the Nellies had a poor reputation for steaming, I was interested to read that Jim Evans (ex-fireman in the '50s and '60s) rated them top, because they were a challenge to fire properly but hugely rewarding if you got it right.
A most interesting video; people are often surprised when I tell them that part of the Southern system did have overhead wires. I wonder if they will ever come back???
I'm sorry, our wires were crossed. You are indeed correct about the N15X class. I was only pointing out that you originally had an 'X' in descriptor 2. Re. the L class; I believe that they had stability problems solved by installing a well tank and limiting the side tanks to half capacity. Why wasn't this lesson learned with the "River" tanks?
spiccybaby 6 months ago
btw, N15, not N15X which were the unsuccessful rebuilds of the LBSC L class baltic tanks and still carried their "Remembrance" names.
spiccybaby 6 months ago
@spiccybaby Wrong on so many levels. The N15 class were the 'King Arthurs' - these were introduced by the London & South Western Railway though most were built by the Southern. Of the L Class, only three carried names in that form - No.327 'Charles G Macrae' (name removed 1924) No.329 'Stephenson' and No.333 'Remembrance' herself. 329 and 333 retained their names when rebuilt as N15X tender locomotives, the other five were named when rebuilt (after famous locomotive engineers).
SouthernRailwayFilms 6 months ago
Love the clerestory Pullmans (Pullmen?). Although the Nellies had a poor reputation for steaming, I was interested to read that Jim Evans (ex-fireman in the '50s and '60s) rated them top, because they were a challenge to fire properly but hugely rewarding if you got it right.
spiccybaby 6 months ago
A most interesting video; people are often surprised when I tell them that part of the Southern system did have overhead wires. I wonder if they will ever come back???
JimTLonW6 1 year ago