Great Central Railway Thurcaston Leicestershire 3rd July 2024

            A morning turn on British Railways Standard 2 2-6-0 78019 made a bit different by being the guinea pigs (again) for a new version of the dreaded ovoids!

However, this view is a pretty good endorsement of their performance this time round! On the first trip despite the engine being still "cold" all went very well & here we are red-lining as we climb the hill south out of Rothley. 

I fired them almost in the same way as traditional high volatile coal and the Standard 2 with 6 coaches on responded very well. The only difference was the way they burnt away very quickly. You had to be always checking the state of the fire because the pressure would stay strong almost until the moment they burnt though. I probably put more on than I would with regular coal but nowhere near as much as with the earlier versions which also needed lots of primary air to actually burn. I had the dampers and blower set as normal this time.

Taken in: UK / England / Charnwood District / Thurcaston (show map)

Taken on: July 3, 2024

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Camera: Apple iPhone 12 mini, f/1.6, 1/60 sec, 4.2mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

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