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    44781

    Didn't HS4000 end up in Russia? David
    Post by: 10640, Aug 30, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Galatea/Alberta

    The way I interpreted it was as a 'wind up' for a certain type of 'enthusiast' less than popular with the powers that be at the organisation...
    Post by: 10640, Aug 25, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    44781

    OOPS: brain fade. I did know BR people, but no one able to get me a discount! I wonder how many how many people out there remember what guineas...
    Post by: 10640, Aug 23, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    44781

    Wikipedia is a bit adrift here. I am working from memory and am prepared to stand corrected, but 44781, a "Five Guinea Special" loco was...
    Post by: 10640, Aug 23, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Billington K Class images wanted

    Nine images on Rail Online available for purchase. David
    Post by: 10640, Aug 11, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Sir William A. Stanier, FRS

    Agreed, I can't see the point when we still have three examples of the class and a pool of 8P locos with a limited volume of work to go at (as...
    Post by: 10640, Aug 1, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    10A Carnforth MPD

    This link shows the usual demolition method... http://www.peterboroughimages.co.uk/blog/demolition-of-spital-coaling-tower-1960/ There is a lot...
    Post by: 10640, Jul 18, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    10A Carnforth MPD

    Perhaps the answer is to undertake a comprehensive Industrial Archaeology recording survey using 21st century technology. Access issues etc would...
    Post by: 10640, Jul 16, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    42424 - New Build Fowler Tank

    Copyright prevents me from posting a copy of the (B&W) photo, but the reference is LMS Locomotive Profiles #3, The Parallel Boiler 2-6-4 Tank...
    Post by: 10640, Jun 21, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    42424 - New Build Fowler Tank

    Just checked the reference: 42394. Photo by Bob Essery, taken on 08/07/64. It was shedded at Swansea between 1947 and was still there in 1960....
    Post by: 10640, Jun 20, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    42424 - New Build Fowler Tank

    There was a green one... Pictured passing through Leeds in the Wild Swan book. Unlined with post 1957 crest! David
    Post by: 10640, Jun 19, 2015 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Brighton Atlantic: 32424 Beachy Head

    251 and 990 were put into working order in 1953 on the occasion of the centenary of Doncaster works. This was at the behest of the late Alan...
    Post by: 10640, Dec 14, 2014 in forum: Steam Traction
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    (4)3924

    Livery apart, 3924 only appeared in its current configuration as a BR engine. The chimney, steam dome, safety valves and tender were all changed...
    Post by: 10640, Feb 20, 2014 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Maunsell L1

    Agreed completely: the people who started the Bluebell railway had to knock on Bernard Holden's door because none of them were old enough...
    Post by: 10640, Jan 19, 2014 in forum: Steam Traction
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    4253 Restoration

    It was steamed on arrival, presumably for assessment. This was reported in the railway's journal, Push & Pull at the time. David
    Post by: 10640, Dec 1, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction