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Current and Proposed New-Builds

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by aron33, Aug 15, 2017.

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  1. Paul Grant

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    Just spotted this on Facebook:
     
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    Given one of the catalysts for the GCR 4-4-0 was the discovery of NOS cylinders that were for an engine built many years later, it makes you wonder how many accidentally-common parts there are out there.
     
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    Reminds me of many years ago, when Andy Crespin (now in NZ) took a break from Ropley to work in Bulawayo. He sent a picture of some of his Beyer-Garratts with the caption: 'Happiness is a shed full of these'!
    Pat
     
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    There will be a lot of 00000's after the £ to build one - probably would not be let loose on the big railway and would take 3 loco spaces in a heritage steam shed. Nice thought, but the LNER only built one!
     
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    I like the term 'Amazing'!!!! We do try hard..... Must try even harder.
     
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    Well, I tried putting a lot of 0's after the £ and this is what I got:
    £000,000,000.00
    Looks pretty cheap to me. Let's have a fleet. :);)
     
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    Agreed. Probably the only one I could ever afford is an OO model, and even those don't come cheap. Even if I did win the lottery a full size one wouldn't be on my list.

    But what a lovely beast.

    On a different but equally impractical tack, although I am an LNER enthusiast there is a paradox about the GWR that has always fascinated me. Despite their - very sensible - policy of standardisation, after the amalgamation of 1922-3 they conducted a quite amazing program of rebuilding and modification of inherited locos, some quite grotesque, some surprisingly handsome. In the more drastic cases it must have cost nearly as much as building a new replacement.

    I wonder if the GWS or someone else with an appropriate standard boiler sitting spare would consider recreating one of these as a contrast to the standard types, because they are certainly part - and to me a fascinating part - of the GWR story.
     
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    So that's that settled then. A water-tube boilered W1 it is ...... :D
     
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    But Swindonised...........
     
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    So stick some copper on the chimney, paint it green, name it after a toffs house. Job done.
     
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    What shade of green though?
     
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    Brunswick of course ;)
     
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    Swindon never quite got round to a 'Palace' class, did they? Jus' sayin'! :D
     
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    Crystal Palace it is.

    (Obviously, no railtours to Brighton)
     
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    Improved Engine Green
     
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    Middle Chrome green of course.
     
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    If there was an appropriate standard boiler sitting spare then We'd have 'Lady of Legend' and still have 'Maindy Hall'
     
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    FWIW there are 2 spare No1 boilers, 2861's at Didcot which was going on 4709 but now isn't and 2873's at Tyseley which was going on a Castle chassis to make a pseudo Star but now isn't. Maindy's cylinders and wheels also survive at Didcot AFAIK.
    Ray.
     
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    I suggested that to David Elliott once. His response remains unprintable... :D
     
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