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LE Movements and Test Runs 2013.

Discussie in 'What's Going On' gestart door belle1, 2 jan 2013.

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  1. agalpin

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    Forgive my ignorance, but how can you compare Galatea with Braunton?
    How much running had Galatea had before she was put out on the main? A few hundred yards? Maybe a mile or two at most in the yard at Carnforth?
    Any running is surely better than none/very limited? And the type that has been done can certainly clear a great deal of the shakedown work required.
    I agree regarding the weight and harder/prolonged acceleration of main line requirements but I think your comparison is not a fair one.
     
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    Well, they both have three cylinders, though I don't know why that's relevant in any way, but that's a comparison for you.
     
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  3. Big Al

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    Galatea was just an example. False starts after overhauls or rebuilds are normal and sometimes important in ironing out minor problems. The fact that this was done extensively on the ELR doesn't mean that things shouldn't be scaled up for the main line as is happening. I'm delighted that NR has allowed this test run under the 'asssisted' umbrella. It's not the same as having the full weight of a train hanging off the back at startup etc but I'm sure that WCR is happy that NR is!
     
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  4. agalpin

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    I agree entirely that things need scaling up and am happy also that it is being allowed to run.
    You are absolutely correct that too many false starts have been seen in recent years but I am sure nobody expected Galatea to work perfectly out of the box first time after the scale of the work done.
    Let us all hope that the test is a success and another engine can be released into the main line pool
     
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  5. malc

    malc Part of the furniture

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    Presmably it's all down to whether the VAB is happy with the arrangement, and since 5Z50 now appears to have departed Carnforth, one assumes that they are.
     
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    Alot of mainline registered engines have shake down test on preserved lines. WCRC doesn't seem to do this, is there a reason for this? It is a well written phrase that engine have 'running in' trials prior to being let out on the big railway.
     
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    Has anyone heard anything from 34046? There's a path today from Carnforth to Craigentinny TRSMD which has been reported 11 early at Penrith. The normal circuit has gone quiet since Carnforth and I wonder if 34046 has gone north instead? There is a return path tonight which went active a few hours ago from Craigentinny.

    James at SVN
     
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    Interesting thought - there's no steam ban in Scotland, of course.
     
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    there is no water stop's on that path, after carnforth the next report is usually settle j or hellifield.
    mark
     
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  10. steamvideosnet

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    A good point...

    James at SVN
     
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    3 mins early at Settle Jnc
     
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  12. RalphW

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    Going briskly at Pleasington, video to follow.
     
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    Braunton LTR 1a.jpg

    SR WC Class 4-6-2 No. 34046 'Braunton' seen near Clapham during its loaded test run
     
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    royals pete vindt dit leuk.
  14. RalphW

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    Taking a loco to a preserved line for 'runnng in' from Carnforth would involve several movements, by the time you have run light, say to the East Lancs you have done quite a few miles so the loco would then be ready to come back. The light test runs to Hellifield and back suffices.
     
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    Lovely shot Shep with a bit of Clag on a warm day .
     
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  16. Shep Woolley

    Shep Woolley Well-Known Member Friend

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    Braunton LTR 2a.jpg

    SR WC Class 4-6-2 No. 34046 'Braunton' accelerates away from Hellifield having stopped for water during its loaded test run
     
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    D1002 en royals pete vinden dit leuk.
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    Lovely to see her in action lads.
     
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    Two very nice photo's indeed, given the light!

    And nice to see her FINALLY get onto the mainline, the sooner she gets herself darn sarf, the better - and boy do we need her!
     
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  19. Steamage

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    Thanks for that, Shep. Lovely to see a West Country out and about again.
    Thinks - I must rumidge in the archive and see if I have any shots of Bodmin I could post on YouTube...
     
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    Nice photos Shep.
     
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