Natural Wastage

Repton lived over there for many years and worked trains on a Railway on Cape Breton Island in Canada, on loan from Steamtown USA.

In 1989, it was purchased by US based Cliff Brown and brought back to the UK for overhaul to mainline standards. After a short while, Cliff instead moved the loco to join his other steam loco 3672 Dame Vera Lynn on the NYMR, where the overhaul was undertaken. Cliff gifted both locos to the NYMR and his original plan to see 30926 back on the network came partically to fruition as the loco has been a regular performer into Whitby and along the Esk Valley branch, but it lacked the OTMR needed for further afield. Mind you, one of our drivers first reaction on hearing that we had bought 76079 was "can we transfer the OTMR to Repton - I'd love a go down the ECML on that!

Steven

 

Never mind the OTMR, when are you going to cut the tender sides down?

Tom

 

I am afraid there are no plans to - I believe we aimed to more closely replicate the one (?) "Schools" tender that did receive an extended coal space when the loco was first overhauled. Obviously, being from "up north", we aren't experts on things Southern (actually, we have quite a few about who hail from the south!), but I do know that Mr Maunsell knew how to design an economical boiler!

Steven

 

Come on Steven, you know this makes sense!




Tom

(PS - the Schools with the self-trimming tender was 932. 921 ran for a while with a LN double-bogie self trimming tender. Still think the originals look better though ...)

 

I don't think the plywood would last very long in service!

 

If the NYMR ever loses 60007 this could be the natural replacement - I bet Joe Public wouldn't notice the difference!

 

Is there actually a whole loco under there? From the way even the cab windows seem to be plywood, is it just a spare set of frames with a timber mock-up body on them?

(Are we sure the Southern didn't have an early version of Photoshop!?!)

Steven

 

Very definitely a real loco underneath - No. 935 "Sevenoaks". Supposedly it ran a few trips around the yard at Eastleigh and then tender-first to Micheldever (about 18 miles away) where it was found to have a hot bearing. They let it cool down and then came back, loco first, at about 40mph, where the casing was described as vibrating very strongly. After that, it seems to have been returned to normal condition, I suspect to the disappointment of a few and the relief of many! I imagine that it probably served its purpose though, which was to let the world (or at least the SR workforce) know that OVSB had well and truly arrived and things weren't going to be the same again!

Tom

 

Several Schools received standard LN tenders in the early 60's after the latter were withdrawn. I think 30912 was at least one (30858's ?).
More or less confirmed, 2nd picture down.
http://www.semgonline.com/steam/v_class2.html

 

Personally, give me a pre-1948 or better still a pre-1923 livery but at the end of the day, its a coat of paint, it doesn't affect the important things of the loco, such as how well it steams or how well it goes, we need to remember that around 95% of the people visiting preserved railways are not enthusiasts, we need to cater to what they want while still retaining historical accuracy to the best of our ability. What I will say, in defence of BR livery is "Didn't it suit City of Truro nicely?" (Runs for cover)