Tyseley Open Weekend.

This coming weekend 26-27 June Tyseley will be holding an open weekend.
Engines in steam will be 6102 Princess Elizabeth, 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 4965 Rood Ashton Hall,
Pannier 9600, Peckett 2004 (in the livery that she was originally delivered to Sheffield in, as new.)
Plus two FFestiniog Locos on specially laid 2 Foot guage track.
You will also be able to see the progress being made with the overhaul of 7029 Clun Castle.
There will be the usual rides on the demonstration line and turntable demonstrations, plus engine cavalcades.
http://www.tyseleylocoworks.co.uk/tlw_ods/next_od_admission.htm

 

6102 Princess Elizabeth? Didn't realise the GWR named a Large Prairie.

 

Oops sorry about that. My keyboard is a GWR keyboard.

 

Too much Bathams more like.

 

I'll probably be there on the Saturday. Last visit was Tyseley 100 so I am due another visit

 

It's funny how different people think, my first thought was that Black Watch had been renamed.

 

Not advertised on the website, 4953 Pitchford Hall will be in steam aswell this weekend

 

Visited. £10 a little toppy. Not advertised but car parking is available at no extra charge.

It must be 18 years ago I last visited and read about the exciting plans to rebuild the roundhouse.....A shame but.

 

Nice Pics Martin, i presume the No1 boiler outside the shed is off 4936 ?.

Unfortunatly had other commitments this weekend, but hopefully should be seeing Lizzie again in a fortnight or so.

 

This is more likely to be 7029 'Clun Castles' boiler as this was recently lifted so that an overhaul could begin.

 

Wasn't 7029, a No1 boiler is the type fitted to Halls 28XX's etc, the Castle type (no4 ?) had a wider diameter.

 

Castles have a No. 8 boiler.

 

I have compiled a video of some of my shots here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLzE1BaeHuo It was a great day on the Saturday, good weather, and lots of locos moving about all over the place! :smile:

 

I stand corrected as i dont really know the difference between GWR Boilers and i'm more into Midland, Eastern or BR locos. Saying that, as the NNR has had a 56xx visiting every year for the last 4 years i'm quite fond of them.

 

The boiler out side the front of the shed is Kinlet Hall's.
Yesterday was quite busy and today was fairly busy until about 1.pm when it went very quiet...there must have been something else happening this afternoon.

 

I bet most people wish they had have stayed rather than wasting 90mins of their lives watching that poor performance.