45699 Galatea

Suggesting it may be shy to appear in a pink undercoat ?

 

Is it ok to post a link to a picture ? There is one from facebook showing 5690......

 

I've just seen that. I just wrote most of a message with a link included, then deleted it, just in case!

James at SVN

 

5690?

 

It's not a typo!

James at SVN

 

Yes. The mind games have started......

 

I reckon someone's running a book on it.

Sure put the link to the fb page.

i reckon that's 45699 with 5690's number plate, not 5690, and some guys got slap happy with red undercoat (it needs painting and those "dings" highlighting for filling etc).
i'm still interested to know the history of 45699's tender (its lined black last month on the drivers side, but rubbed down BR green on the fireman s side, in last weeks, (complete with new welded chunk), it was allegedly 44932's old tender, and 44932 is allegedly been running with 45699's for the past few years)... What the truth is who knows.. but why would 44932's tender ever been green ? - {edit} of course.. when it was first preserved it was green!

 

I'll be quite keen to see the link- and to see the finished product! Good on Mr Smith for keeping everyone guessing so long, it will be a treat when it finally emerges!

Chris

 

http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/882484_4974376594561_573495449_o.jpg

 

I don't think that's Leander there are a few detail differences ......

 

You read it here first...on 1st December 2012

Ask yourself, whats missing off the side of the smokebox of 45699, that every other Jubilee in preservation has...
and what is missing off the side of this smokebox in todays photograph ?

 

This footage from a good friend Frank Gardner (TheDoodyman) of Galatea at Carnforth station sporting 5690 Leander's number ready to leave for its light test run but the gremlins struck again. 5699 Galatea - aborted mainline test run - Thursday 28 March 2013 - YouTube

 

So is it her or not?

 

getting totally weird is this

 

A horizontal row of rivets just above the handrail.

 

Here's the real 5690, definitely a different tender. Riveted as opposed to welded.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...90_LEANDER_at_Castleton_East_Junction_(8).jpg

 

A Maroon loco at Carnforth wearing the Leander name, Was it Galatea?? That I cant tell you!! This must have been the loco that I saw being fired yesterday, and for the Critics I do not use Photoshop :nono:

Take Thurs 28-3-13

Leander ?? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

The strange thing that most seem to be missing is that Leanders Tender would not need repainting .

 

But it's no problem swapping tenders ......... You're focusing on the wrong rivets.

 

Agreed, how can you tell that the locomotive part is Galatea?