Lyd

If I had a hat, I would be eating it! Thats really good news, sorry!

 

Roughly eight.

 

Thanks Andrew

 

Booking for trips behind LYD and general entry to the L&B Autumn Gala 201 is now open to all! (After a brief period allowing Members priority).
See http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/story/news/3037
Check it out, download a Poster or two to display near <you>. Yes, wherever you are, display a Poster and help the L&B make this the largest event we have <ever> put on! (I include AUS/NZ and anywhere else in that!).
Five catering outlets to ensure plenty of food and drink available, including Real Ale.
Three engines in steam - LYD and two L&B-style coaches (One a real one!).
- AXE and our normal train.
These two alternating, extra £5 charge to travel behind LYD tho'.
- Drive SID for Five Quid - go on, have a go! "Driver for a Fiver" in the best tradition of NG railways.
Displays of 762 parts like the Cab, info stands on the L&B, Exmoor Enterprise, Exmoor Associates, our Heritage Coaches. Come and ask your questions directly from those in charge.
Marquee with Model Railways, inc. two 16mm live steam, and other gauges/scales.
Sales of special LYD as well as other souvenirs.
L&B Books galore, inc. newly published ones.
Something for everybody!
Free Park & Ride from both Blackmoor Gate and Caffyns. NO Parking at Woody Bay except for Blue badges and Volunteers, Exhibitors.
OR, Volunteer by emailing Martin TROTT on mtrhtt@toucansurf.com. All he needs is name(s), email address, days you will be available, what you could do for 2.5hrs each day in return for free entry. Volunteers BBQ (small donation) on Sat evening. Camping/caravan/motorhome spaces available.

Regards, Martin Andrews, L&B Volunteer & Site Controller for Gala

 

Rumour has it that Lyd might be transferring to WHR metals on Friday.

 

Maybe, but I'd have thought it unlikely, the crossheads are off for whitemetalling I believe.

 

From the Superpower website.

"If you are around early on Friday there are some unusual photo opportunities as Lyd, Taliesin and a set of vintage carriages make their way over the Porthmadog cross-town link and down to Dinas. The train is timed to arrive at Pont Croesor around 0900 then proceed to Beddgelert where it will stand awaiting a crossing with the 1130 service train. It will then continue its journey, crossing the second service train at Waunfawr before arriving at Dinas around 1300."

Chris

 

That's Friday 10th.

 

Final details of Lyd's visit to Cornwall are [thread=26624]here[/thread]. Of particular note is that Lyddites are entitled to free travel.

All details are of course subject to the proviso she doesn't break at Beddgelert or become wheel-less at Waunfawr...

 

Thought I'd put this here to tantalise Spud.....reminds me of pictures taken in Pilton shed

 

Ah it does look like Pilton! I have a sketch that looks like that! Wow!!

 

But it's not, it's Boston Lodge 2010, the only place to have been building steam railway engines for 130 years, that's one of the reasons it's the one and only.

 

Thats a bit of a tortuous claim as for the majority of of those 130 years they have not building locos. Was there something like a 90 year gap between LT and EofM? I appreciate it is a good PR or advertising claim but it is rather like George England & Co or Fletcher Jennings being reopened building a new steam loco and claiming they have been building steam engines for 150 years!

 

But if one of those companies was to be reopened would the skills they use have been passed down through generations of the staff? And would it still be the same company?

 

So were any of the loco engineers from the old company re-employed by the new company?

 

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe Morris Jones was an old company employee, I also think they recruited an apprentice early on who learnt from him.

 

...still LOOOOKS like Pilton though, in the picture, the picture is reminiscent of Pilton

 

The official line is that Blodge has built steam locomotives over three centuries - and examples from the 19th, 20th and 21st are still in regular use today.

On a very wet morning, Lyd only required a small amount of help from Taliesin in T4 when it encountered wheel slip, otherwise pulled Tal and four FR carriages from Harbour up to Beddgelert at a very brisk pace. Load roughly equivalent to six cars and the noise it makes climbing the 1 in 40 is worth the ticket price on its own...

 

Videos of the move can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSQ1Lu8gt-Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ry-Tj-JzkM

The works plate has a rather good 'subliminal message' too....

Charlie

 

Lyd on Pont Croesor, Saturday September 11, 2010
http://tinyurl.com/2doevsu