Didn't HS4000 end up in Russia? David
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...
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...
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...
Nine images on Rail Online available for purchase. David
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...
This link shows the usual demolition method... http://www.peterboroughimages.co.uk/blog/demolition-of-spital-coaling-tower-1960/ There is a lot...
Perhaps the answer is to undertake a comprehensive Industrial Archaeology recording survey using 21st century technology. Access issues etc would...
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...
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....
There was a green one... Pictured passing through Leeds in the Wild Swan book. Unlined with post 1957 crest! David
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...
Livery apart, 3924 only appeared in its current configuration as a BR engine. The chimney, steam dome, safety valves and tender were all changed...
Agreed completely: the people who started the Bluebell railway had to knock on Bernard Holden's door because none of them were old enough...
It was steamed on arrival, presumably for assessment. This was reported in the railway's journal, Push & Pull at the time. David
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