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Speedy Builder5	23/02/2020 18:42:20
2878 forum posts 248 photos	Does anyone know what working pressure a 5" Speedy GWR 1500 loco should run at. I can't find a reference to this either on the drawings or LBSC's book on Speedy.
Former Member	23/02/2020 18:51:08
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not done it yet	23/02/2020 18:55:41
7517 forum posts 20 photos	Shouldn’t test pressure working pressures be documented on the boiler certificate?
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Paul Kemp	23/02/2020 19:14:40
798 forum posts 27 photos	Mine runs at 90psi too. Should be dictated by the pressure test cert but what if it's not got a cert! Another of the vagaries of model drawings! I seem to remember the only indication of WP on my Juliet drawings purchased 40 odd years ago and now too faded to read was a sketch of the pressure gauge with the needle at 90! Paul.
Former Member	23/02/2020 19:18:39
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Speedy Builder5	23/02/2020 20:57:16
2878 forum posts 248 photos	Preparing for first boiler inspection, purchase of working gauge etc. Thanks for the replies.

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