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45699 Galatea

Discuție în 'Steam Traction' creată de TonyMay, 3 Apr 2010.

  1. 45407&44871

    45407&44871 Guest

    Re: Galatea

    Today seen in steam at carnforth I have now heard. Perhaps one of our carnforth residents can give an official word?
     
  2. Haighie

    Haighie New Member

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    Had a little look at about 11 and did not see anything in steam. will have another look on my way home from work.
     
  3. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Official from one of the Carnforth watchers, nothing in steam today.
     
  4. GWR4707

    GWR4707 Nat Pres stalwart

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    In the absence of any news I assuming yesterdays 'steaming' was another red herring - I am not shooting the messenger BTW
     
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    Re: Galatea

    I've heard an unconfirmed rumour that today's the day ;)
     
  6. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Re: Galatea

    In the words of the prophet and in the nicest way, 'get *****'.
     
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    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

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    svr-rodgers Member

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    Talking to a friend last night, Carnforth are using Welsh coal at the moment so it would be more difficult to see if the loco was in steam as hardly any smoke is produced, so who knows.... it may well have had its test the other day :D
     
  9. david1984

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    Forget giving Smithy a giggle, Im sat here sniggering reading the last couple of pages, just imagining someone stationed in the bushes on the far side of the WCML with huge Binoculars in camoflage gear with a radio to Ralph and the other North West members ready to yell "all units, go, go GO!!!".
     
  10. 26D_M

    26D_M Part of the furniture

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    Can't see there being much rush to finish this off over the winter unless it is needed to cover Tangmere annual repairs in the south after Christmas.
     
  11. mike1522

    mike1522 Long Time Member Friend

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    not news

    I just want to keep this topic up there in case anything is seen or happens. Silly, I know.
     
  12. RalphW

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    Spies are still on maximum alert Mike....:spy:
     
  13. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    There are unconfirmed reports that it piloted the down Caledonian Sleeper over Shap last night. :evil:
     
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    If a night outing is possible, maybe interested sniffer dogs positioned downwind could be on the alert !
     
  15. RalphW

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    I thought I saw something different about the sleeper as it passed the Euxton web cam, but being dark I wasn't sure...
     
  16. Spamcan81

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    Probably the wartime black livery not showing up well in the conditions.
     
  17. RalphW

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    I will see if I can get a screen grab of it.

    Yes thought I could, you can faintly see the stealth headlight and even a bit of track after tweaking the picture a bit.
     

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  18. Spamcan81

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    Brilliant capture Ralph. You should send it to HR mag.
     
  19. GWR4707

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    No that was Leander.....
     
  20. malc

    malc Part of the furniture

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    A friend of a friend told me that his sister's husband had been talking to a reliable contact of somebody who has heard that West Coast have clad 45569 with the body of one of the Class 47 diesels from their scrap line in order that they can test it without anybidy noticing. So next time you see a West Coast 47, check whether it's emitting lots of smoke amd steam (no, on second thoughts, that could just be a normal WCRC 47).
     

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