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4079 “Pendennis Castle ”

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by 73087, Sep 24, 2009.

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  1. philw2

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    Couple of good pics on Didcot RC website showing new cylinder and valve liners being fitted. Plenty of liquid nitrogen in evidence..
     
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    Don't want to stir up a hornet's nest, but aren't these liners being fitted by the same company that fitted Tornado's? If so will WCRC operate her? DBS won't as I don't think it is having air brakes fitted.
     
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    The issue was not about who fitted what.
     
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    Do you have a link?
     
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    here you go


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  6. buseng

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    I know this is raking up a very old thread, but I found some very interesting info from the excellent BR Database site. This has recently been updated to give a hell of a lot of info on the Castles including all the tenders carried by each class member. It does seem that 4079 did have a tender change the day before the 9th of May run.

    BRDatabase - the Complete British Railways Locomotive Database 1948-1997

    It did receive tender 2913 off castle 7023 but there is more to it.

    Tender 2913 history.

    BRDatabase - the Complete British Railways Locomotive Database 1948-1997

    What actually happened it seems is that 7023's tender (2913) was fitted to 4079, the tender off withdrawn castle 5070 stored at 81A was fitted to 7023 & 4079's knackered tender was attached to 5070 & sent for scrap with that loco.
    Bit of a long winded process I know, Don't know why 5070's tender could not be fitted straight on to 4079.
     
    buseng, Apr 21, 2012
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    Without knowing the detail of the tender from 5070, could it have been a Hawksworth flush-sided type and they wanted a 'classic' Collett tender for 4079?
     
    Martin Perry, Apr 22, 2012
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    5070 had a Collett tender.
     
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