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Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by KentYeti, Aug 24, 2010.

  1. gwr4090

    gwr4090 Part of the furniture

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    ... or "unmodified" as appropriate.



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  2. twr12

    twr12 Well-Known Member

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    Detuned?
     
  3. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    unairsmoothed?! :) (now we're getting too silly!)
     
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    if its an non rebuild , i tend to refer to them as spamcans being as that was their nickname in service and everyone knows exactly what you mean, where as an rebuild is exactly that, a rebuilt bulleid pacific - simples
     
  5. S.A.C. Martin

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    Probably heresy, but given Bulleid wasn't about by the time the pacifics came to be rebuilt, why not just call them "Jackson" Pacifics and the originals "Bulleid" Pacifics? Much simpler and explains away the differences without arguing over the semantics of rebuilt/unrebuilt/not rebuilt/etc!

    Or we could just carry on as before...!
     
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    Werent they actually known as 'Flat Tops' in service? I seem to remember a story in Steam Railway along those lines, with Spamcan being used less often if at all before preservation.

    ...or i might be imagining it!

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  7. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Not 'Jarvis' Pacifics then??!!
     
  8. Richard66

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    ... as-built condition ?
     
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    how about square-boxes? as my brother refers to them.....
     
  10. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Flat Tops was certainly used when they were in service but with all nicknames they seem to vary from area to area.
     
  11. Steve from GWR

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    Unrebuilt will work (for most people, that is) until the point that someone goes through with this fantasy of "un-rebuilding" a Merchant Navy.

    Then we will indeed have a semantic problem...... de-rebuilt anyone?.......
     
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    I suggested disrebuilt a couple of pages back.
     
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    Indeed, flat tops was used, but my grandfather (ex Ramsgate Driver - Ted Cuckney) refered to them as Spams.
     
  14. osprey

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    Surely this must be out on test this week?
     
  15. Steamage

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    You'd think so, wouldn't you? I expect the first we'll know is when "noelist" spots her backing down onto a rake of coaches early one morning ;-)
     
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    According to UK Steam, 34067 has replaced 70000 for Railway Touring Company's 'The Cheshireman' tour on Sat 2nd April, from Cleethorpes to Chester via Copy Pit, and return back to Cleethorpes via Diggle.
     
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    Copy Pit?! what will the load be?...
     
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    Indeed.....................that would be a first?
     
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    Well there you are. Tangers in the north (ish). When can we have her back?
     
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    According to the RTC website, updated today, the outward routing is now via the Hope Valley and the CLC, which is also a first, not via Copy Pit. The return route is unclear but the wording of the revised itinerary suggests it is going back back the same way it came, there is no mention of a different route.
     

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