Sentinel 9537 Susan

I am looking to contact the owner of the above loco as I have a works plate from it available.


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Apparently it went from Quainton to the SDR for overhaul for its then new owner John Buxton in 2014. When complete it was supposed to go to the Barry tourist railway.
http://www.southdevonrailwayassociation.org/News-and-Press-Releases/Sentinel_Locomotive_Susan.html
Ray.

 

Don't suppose you have a number for him?


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Sorry can't help there. I've edited my post as it appears, on re-reading it, to be an announcement from 2014 with today's date on it - strange!

 

I saw it at Barry in March, I believe it's now there for the duration.

It has two works plates at the moment, although I can't advise on their originality. A picture of one attached, the other is similar.

I don't have any contact details for the owner, but the Barry Tourist Railway should be able to put you in touch.

Robin

 

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A somewhat unusual looking Sentinel plate I would suggest. Various oddities firstly such as Sentinel plates were usually hand stamped with the works number - whereas on this its cast in. The other lettering should stand proud of the back plate rather than here it looks to be the reverse. Is the picture not a mould taken as a pressing off a Sentinel plate? For comparison see Robins picture above of the actual plate fitted to the loco. Rather strange.

Mike Hart

 

Wouln't you expect that to be a mirror image though? Or am I confusing myself? So indeed, rather strange.

 

Is it me or is something odd happening with the image of the works plate. when I click on it it looks fine at first - raised lettering etc on a red textured background - then changes after a short time to look like a positive image but with reversed high/low, so looking like a vinyl mould but not in negative image form.

Or do I need to take more water with it ...?

 

I saw the reversed version when I first looked at the image, but now it looks correct with raised letters.

 

Nice optical illusion!
Just goes to show photos do lie after all - or at least they can be deceptive. That's without going into colours...
To be, the plate looks identical to the one on the loco.

 

Thank you for the confirmation - I was sure it was like that when I first saw it and wasnt imagining things

Mike