Sos Jubilee - Steam Brake Stuck On?

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  1. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Anyone else encountered this? Running through Runcorn on the Down Manxman part of Journey, I was feathering the loco steam brake on and off to keep speed just under 55 MPH. Normally it runs straight up to whatever your boiler pressure is then back to 0 again but suddenly stuck on about 190. I can't release it with the [ key or using the combination brake to apply and release.

    Any ideas, please?
     
  2. eldomtom2

    eldomtom2 Well-Known Member

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    Both large and small ejectors on?
     
  3. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Yes, small ejector always full on which causes slight release anyway and first thing I did was open the large ejector fully open.

    Well after bringing the train to a stand and waiting about 5 mins, releasing the combination brake then cleared it. But unclear whether it’s a bug with the loco or user error on my part.
     

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