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    If you include the Pioneer(s)? converted to 6x6 to test the Explorer concept then yes, although I assume you are thinking of the set forward axle type seen climbing the factory wall.
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    Exactly, I was assuming Les had not seen it
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    Les, it is listed as: WARHEAD CONVOY - COMMAND AND CONTROL UNIT.
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    No, sounds wrong, it was Mogul:rofl: The Maudsley Mogul was a forward control, the AEC Mogul was a normal control.
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    Correct, ACV was the holding company resulting from the 1948 takeover of Maudsley and Crossley by AEC.
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    Not much to tell Mark as he had passed away before I met my wife to be. His name was Alexander Tait (father to Grp Capt Tait) and he was area general manager of no. 6 area between 1948-53. Mike
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    Tell me about it, there is a huge variation in the way that different coals burn. We once tried an alternative coal in a Sentinel and all it did was form a firebed so hot it all but melted the firebars but gave very little heat through the firetubes. I seem to remember the GWR locos had smaller grates than usual as they had easy access to the best Welsh steam coal.
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    No! Assuming: 14knots requires 5750ihp Coal used per ihp is constant (as greater steam demand was met by lighting more boilers this may well be true) Range at 21.9knots = 7000 x 5750/25513 = 1578nm Distance at max speed for 4 hours = 87.6nm Coal used ----------''-------------=87.6/1578x3000=166tons Or 41.6 tons/hour:coffee:
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Terrible_(1895) Close bracket after 1895 if link fails Take a look at the extra power required to gain a small amount in speed, I suspect CW can confirm if that is the norm.
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    Was it powerful?:cool2:
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    That could be an interesting book Jack, my wife's grandfather was a coal mining engineer and was involved with the construction of the tunnels to place vast amounts of explosives under enemy positions.
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    Yes, but I was careful not to name the engineer.:-D
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    Yes, mk1 LR Freelander with permanent 4wd and centre (viscous?) coupling. Apparently so that it drives like a front wheel drive with the back helping when needed, but knowing LR they probably got their sums wrong:)
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    List of projected Martian variants: http://www.jedsite.info/transport-mike/mike/martian_series/martian-series.html
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    For those that may not know, Stan passed away on the 2nd of November 2008. Rather fittingly the order of service had a picture of Stan in front of the restored Constructor.
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    Was that not one of the bowsers used on the A14 project?
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    Hi Bonzer, welcome to the forum. To save me typing it all out again see post 38 on this thread and post 3 to see a photo of mine. With 1200 miles on the clock and 6 brand new tyres when cast it was about as good as they get, even my wife enjoyed driving it:shocked: Mike
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    And am I not right in thinking that most if not all Militant tippers were 6x4 - if any vehicle was going to operate in soft ground it could well be the tipper.
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    I thought Foden was also 8x6:confused:
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    OK what happened? Did the loco come to grief under the bridge, had to be dragged out by the Pioneer and then lifted onto a transporter?
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    Not this one on page 4? http://www.cranfieldexpress.co.uk/news/PDF/March_01.pdf
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    :tup::
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    Cat, is that a pair from your boat, and if so I assume you effectively run one in reverse:confused:. As far as I know, multi engined 'planes all have props turning in the same direction, but I am not familiar with boats. Or,:idea: do you have to do a quick prop change every time you want to go astern?
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    I have seen two Meadows with frost damage, in both cases it was just a split in the large bolt on aluminium plate down one side of the block- they may be lucky.
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