More inaccuracy from the Anti Webb faction

Its now a common source of disgust for me to see the continued blackballing of Mr F.W. Webb and his experiments in compound traction. Despite modern railway authors and editors now reaching a general consensus the Webb Compounds were actually reasonably successful and not outright failures, there are still those perpetuating the plain out rubbish that resulted from the post-Webb whitewash of his engines.

This particular article got my goat enormously...

FROM STEAM TO KA etc etc etc

As you might notice, I wrote a rather heavy reply to the author who replied stating his position and ironically confirming what I knew- his information was from a single source, and a secondary one at that. Tuplin is of course a well known engineer who wrote on many railway subjects but his writings need to be read with caution, particuarily as he has a 'what I would have done' mentality according to KPJ from the mighty STEAMINDEX.

Whereas my own sources supporting my own argument-pro Webb- lists a considerable number of primary sources as well as secondary, the author can claim just Tuplin. His argument does not make like of the evidence, as such I can wholesaley declare who is right in this case. It is rare that I am this rude, but to be blunt I was offended by the amateurish further demolishing of Webb's reputation which is finally starting to be restored in recent years.

I urge all of you to read the article and add- in no uncertain terms- that the railway community will not accept such poor essays talking of things that the author has not bothered to read up on- let the evidence speak for itself!