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Old 17th August 2010, 20:44
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Hi my name is Allan I recently bought a Guards van Stove from a car boot sale and its rekindled my curiosity with the age of steam
I am 66 so steam trains where very much a part of my interests as a child
The stove is about 22" high and has a seperate base all made from cast iron I have been told its Pig iron ??? I can send photo's of it If some one can tell me HOW to
I would appreciate any information on it that you know Thanks Allan


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Old 17th August 2010, 20:57
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Old 17th August 2010, 21:10
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Old 17th August 2010, 23:55
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The stoves in a Goods Brake Van threw out a massive amount of heat when running at 35mph.
This speed was as fast as a class 9 train could go.
In the top of the stove there is a depression in the casting where you put your mashing can.
If there was some good coal to be had, you could have the stove glowing red, and half way up the chimney pipe.
Some guards put detonators in the stove, and when they went off, shifted all the ash in the stove.
The problem with some brake vans was the gap in the floor boards which blew up your trouser legs.
In summer ok but on a winters night you could sit there and shiver.
When putting coal on this fire, you had to keep a firm hold on something, as class 9 trains were apt to throw you about the van.
These stoves were good for cooking onions wrapped up in tin foil or a tin of beans with the lid off.
On a Saturday night ballast train you made up the fire so it threw off a welding heat, wrapped your self up in the bullet proof black BR issue over coat. These coats would stop an exocet missle.
This was called getting a welder on, then if sleep overcame you so be it.
The last BV I rode in was a Shark on Christmas Week 1991. This journey was from Turners Lane, Wakefield to Neville Hill Depot at Leeds.
Sometimes at night, I would go out ont he verandah of the brake to check the tail/side lamps were lit, I then looked at the fire coming out of the BV stove. It would be about 6 inch high, that meant the stove was welding away correctly.

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Old 18th August 2010, 06:01
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Hi my name is Allan I recently bought a Guards van Stove from a car boot sale and its rekindled my curiosity with the age of steam
I am 66 so steam trains where very much a part of my interests as a child
The stove is about 22" high and has a seperate base all made from cast iron I have been told its Pig iron ??? I can send photo's of it If some one can tell me HOW to
I would appreciate any information on it that you know Thanks Allan
You lucky devil, I have been after one of those for ages and ages, look after it mate.

I found one on e bay not long ago, the seller wanted 50quid for it, which was ok, BUT he wanted another 50quid for postage !!!

So I still "aint" got one.

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Old 18th August 2010, 09:25
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You lucky devil, I have been after one of those for ages and ages, look after it mate.

I found one on e bay not long ago, the seller wanted 50quid for it, which was ok, BUT he wanted another 50quid for postage !!!

So I still "aint" got one.

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I put a chitty in to buy a BV stove, management asked £5 for it, but I could not find one.
You could put a chitty in to get coal out of HM yard and many folk did.
It was not uncommon for an HTV to drop its bottom door when it came over the hump too fast and the retarders did not slow it down too much.
You could have as much coal as you could carry for £1
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Welcome to the forum Allen, from another 66er, enjoy.
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Hi my name is Allan I recently bought a Guards van Stove from a car boot sale and its rekindled my curiosity with the age of steam
I am 66 so steam trains where very much a part of my interests as a child
The stove is about 22" high and has a seperate base all made from cast iron I have been told its Pig iron ??? I can send photo's of it If some one can tell me HOW to
I would appreciate any information on it that you know Thanks Allan
There's a thread on the 'Members Notice Board' section entitled 'How to upload to the gallery' - this will tell you all you need to kow about posting photos. Welcome to the forum Allan.

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Old 19th August 2010, 20:11
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The stoves in a Goods Brake Van threw out a massive amount of heat when running at 35mph.
This speed was as fast as a class 9 train could go.
Hi HM181

I think you will find that the maximum speed for a class 9 (unfitted) train was 25mph.
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