tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post6603061263502772802..comments2024-01-23T12:41:44.446+00:00Comments on The Caffeinated Engine Driver: The Asthmatic ExpressMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-573041429427371992013-04-01T05:40:58.162+01:002013-04-01T05:40:58.162+01:00Well that's a good 20 minutes spent reading ab...Well that's a good 20 minutes spent reading about Black Fives and delighting in the enlarged version of the photo and reminiscing in what passes for my mind in the double headers that used occasionally to pass the bottom of my school's fairly small playground. We used to get really excited by double headers for some reason. GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-16148278692236327012013-03-20T06:38:40.755+00:002013-03-20T06:38:40.755+00:00I'm not sure why they double head this one eit...I'm not sure why they double head this one either, although in the description (which isn't online now the date has passed) that the engines have to work hard on the climb from Sheffield to Penistone. I know that section is fairly steep but I wouldn't have thought it required two engines -- the old photos I've seen don't show double headers. The only thing I can think off is that they put on quite a long train (I think it was six full-size coaches) that maybe they need the extra power. There must be a reason as each time it's gone past it's been a double headed service.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-39736856160352989092013-03-19T20:21:59.647+00:002013-03-19T20:21:59.647+00:00Forgot to say it's a good photo. Steam looks g...Forgot to say it's a good photo. Steam looks great working hard with the regulator wide open and the steam injectors to the smoke box the same. I would not envy the stoker though. A wonderful engine is the Black Five. The zenith of steam.<br />I wonder why they double headed this train.<br />They do it on this line with diesels but only because they are moving nuclear fuel flasks for export to Japan. Can't risk a break down. It's a branch line maintained to perfection. they still use fish plates on the curves. Well worth a look is Sellafield to Barrow track.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-75988639869459337302013-03-19T16:16:03.300+00:002013-03-19T16:16:03.300+00:00I bike would probably have helped, mind you even t...I bike would probably have helped, mind you even that sounds too much like exercise, and I'm definitely of the opinion that exercise is bad for you!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-82559663883399032902013-03-19T15:59:50.328+00:002013-03-19T15:59:50.328+00:00You'll have to get a bike Mark. This running i...You'll have to get a bike Mark. This running is good for neither man nor beast.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com