Don Benn

With full regulator: locomotive performance then and now

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Alex Bestwick

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21st September 2022

Don Benn looks at the work of Gresley’s A4 pacific No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, reaching 90mph in Scotland in 1965, high speed on the West Coast Main line in 1967, a very fine run with a heavy load on the Great Western main line to Bristol in 2008, and returning from Kingswear on the…
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With full regulator: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2019

In his latest column, Don Benn describes the performance of Clan Line on December 20’s ‘Carols in Sherborne Abbey’ trip – and also February 2’s ‘Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express’ double-header of Mayflower and British India Line, which hauled the train between Carnforth and Carlisle and return to Preston via the Settle and Carlisle route. THIS…
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With Full Regulator: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

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Sam Hewitt

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7th March 2019

In his latest column, Don Benn describes the performance of Ian Riley’s ‘Black Five’ No. 44871 on two main line trips in December 2018 and May 2010 – plus some additional information about Bulleid Pacific No.35028 Clan Line’s on November 24’s ‘The Chilterns & Downs’ tour. It HAD been some years since I had a…
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READ: Flying Scotsman’s magnificent month

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Sam Hewitt

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17th August 2018

Tornado may have run at more than 100mph, emulating Flying Scotsman’s world record feat of 1934, but its crowd-pulling April tour proved that it is not ready to concede its crown as the world’s most famous steam locomotive to the young pretender yet!
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Don Benn

With full regulator: locomotive performance then and now

With full regulator: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

With Full Regulator: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

READ: Flying Scotsman’s magnificent month

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