In the Background section we are plunged in at the deep end as though there were already an ongoing discussion - unfortunately not the case.... I know very little about this side of the story, so I cannot help much here. What I understand from Brian Haresnape's "Profile" is that there was an initial Pacific programme in four power groups - 8, 7, 6, and 5. The only Cass 8 built was the "Duke", considered as a replacement for for the destroyed "Princess Anne", and the 5 was dropped because it was felt that a 4-6-0 answered all needs - so that made two production models wiith one not perpetuated beyond the first batch. All this needs to be expanded upon. Perhaps there is room for an article on the thinking behind the whole BR standandisation programme of the late 40s, culminating in all these new designs. Anybody fancy taking it on?-- John of Paris 08:19, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
Just looked at the latest edit. - So, have I understood correctly? - Was the 5MT Pacific idea to produce a locomotive with greater route availability than the "Venerable 4-6-0"? Certainly the weight would have been spread over more axles, also the weight per foot run may have been lower. Is this what you are getting at? Surely such would have made for a very slippery engine.-- John of Paris 06:47, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
Distance! They only had to fit a bigger tender. Anyway, what do you think of the idea for a new article on the first standardisation programme? — if there's not one already - amazing how I keep turning up at the moment articles I didn't know about). It came to me just like that, but I have not given it further consideration since.-- John of Paris 17:26, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
In the Background section we are plunged in at the deep end as though there were already an ongoing discussion - unfortunately not the case.... I know very little about this side of the story, so I cannot help much here. What I understand from Brian Haresnape's "Profile" is that there was an initial Pacific programme in four power groups - 8, 7, 6, and 5. The only Cass 8 built was the "Duke", considered as a replacement for for the destroyed "Princess Anne", and the 5 was dropped because it was felt that a 4-6-0 answered all needs - so that made two production models wiith one not perpetuated beyond the first batch. All this needs to be expanded upon. Perhaps there is room for an article on the thinking behind the whole BR standandisation programme of the late 40s, culminating in all these new designs. Anybody fancy taking it on?-- John of Paris 08:19, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
Just looked at the latest edit. - So, have I understood correctly? - Was the 5MT Pacific idea to produce a locomotive with greater route availability than the "Venerable 4-6-0"? Certainly the weight would have been spread over more axles, also the weight per foot run may have been lower. Is this what you are getting at? Surely such would have made for a very slippery engine.-- John of Paris 06:47, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
Distance! They only had to fit a bigger tender. Anyway, what do you think of the idea for a new article on the first standardisation programme? — if there's not one already - amazing how I keep turning up at the moment articles I didn't know about). It came to me just like that, but I have not given it further consideration since.-- John of Paris 17:26, 8 September 2007 (UTC)