Great Central Railway General Matters

About then. Trangkil was the last steam locomotive built by Hunlet in 1971.

 

The last Austerity built was HE 3890 new for the NCB, as 61624 says, in 1964 and is now in service at Quainton Rd. HE 3902 of 1971, a 750mm g. saddletank built for export to Java was the last steam loco built in the UK for commercial use. Of course the F.R. built EoM in 1979 and so on and so forth. If they'd qualified it by saying "for mainline use" they might have had a USP - just careless advertising IMHO.
Ray.

 

The press releases used to say mainline loco, so I'm guessing it's just been missed off this time, or poorly edited.

 

Tornado has arrived at the GCR, at Quorn this afternoon.

 

In that case. Quorn should go North Eastern region and paint the signs orange .
Sponsorship may be available from the fungal protein people...

 

Well I never...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorn

 

I believe Quorn, the food, has its me tied up in the Quorn Hunt, which was one of the oldest hunts in the country... That obviously being named after the village.

 

Well Tornado is not now at Quorn as the reception siding is empty. It was not outside the shed at Loughborough but may have been in the station?
The van train was in the long siding through the yard, past the goods shed - it is impressive with nearly 20 vehicles in the rake.

 

There's been posts on Facebook of it inside the shed at Loughborough.

 

Thanks 5944 - I did wonder if it was in the shed, but I didn't think there was any room, as it was virtually full when I was in there two weeks ago!

 

Celebrities always get the best dressing rooms.

 

I'm now imagining engines as luvvies - A4s being primadonnas, riley's black 5s as those in tv soap-opera work "it's not hollywood, but it's good steady work", and the Bluebell P as an old ham

 

In rehab... there'll be a big piece in Hello^h^h^hSteam Railway "my middle big-end hell"

 

The January "East Coast Weekend" with Tornado and a Deltic has now reappeared on the GCR website...
https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/eastcoastweekend/

 

There are "Boscastle" Shed Tours this weekend. Times approx 11 am to 3.30 pm as only the lunchtime dining train is operating from Loughborough. An opportunity to see the newly assembled tender and Tornado.

 

Just a festive reminder of what Loughborough looked like in 1976.......We have come a long way!! Merry Christmas to all on NP.

 

Anyone know what the Special Event is on 2nd January 2022?

 

https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/deltic-40/

 

Thanks