Steam on the Met

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[onthecushions]

[Where is Londres Midi?  I assume it must be south of the river with a name like that (Le Midi = South).  Is it a politically corect name for Waterloo? How does this help with access to Paris and HS2^▸ (The next High Speed line(s))?

SPX.

I agree the French doesn't quite equal "Midland", even if if does match Brussels.

Hence the "correspondance".

OTC

[ellendune]

[Where is Londres Midi?  I assume it must be south of the river with a name like that (Le Midi = South).  Is it a politically corect name for Waterloo? How does this help with access to Paris and HS2^▸ (The next High Speed line(s))?

SPX.
I agree the French doesn't quite equal "Midland", even if if does match Brussels.
Hence the "correspondance".
OTC

Bruxelles-Midi is in Flemish Brussel-Zuid (i.e. Brussels South).  There is also a Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal (Brussels Central) station. 

[grahame]

Steam again on the tube Met this summer

http://londonist.com/2014/06/heritage-steam-trains-run-on-the-underground-this-summer.php?

[eightf48544]

The steam locos used by the GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) were condensing engines based at OOC^▸ (Old Oak Common (depot)). 

But they didn't condense all the time
The equipment made the locos very difficult to drive and so drivers regularily didn't condense.

The main problem with condensing is that it heats the water in tanks and makes the injectors difficult to operate. As injectors are the most vital part of a steam loco, apart from Brakes, if they fail the fire has to be thrown out. Which would not be easy on a four rail elecctrified line Underground!

Ex LM^▸ (London Midland - recent franchise) Fowler 2-6-2s and ex GN N2's could condense to Moorgate on the widened lines.