5029 Nunney Castle

Does anyone know where 5029 is? i know she isnt back at tyseley yet and she is due to run a trip next saturday 14th from shrewsbury to gloucester/worcester/bromsgrove/tyseley on 16th may 2009. can someone please tell me when she is due to return from where ever she is lol.

not heard about her since the 4th april when she failed with a hot box at par.

 

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5029 is currently running in on the PDSR, having had repairs in Churston and if all is well will be appearing at their Heritage Weekend over the coming weekend, presumably before making her way back to normal duties.

 

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When was the re-naming ceremony then ? Must have missed it.

Bob.

 

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converted to catholicism

 

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Not only is the name not quite right, but isn't next Saturday the 16th, not the 14th?

 

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no next saturday is the 9th.... \/

 

I have renamed the thread as there was a typo in the title for anyone wondering about the above posts :-k

Neil.

 

For anyone interested Nunney is now confirmed to be running on the Heriage Wknd according to their Loco Roster in the PDSR thread

 

A photo from the 5th of May (today) of Nunney is here in the 8th post down..

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Neil.

 

Look like 5029 might be out on test today: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/sea...0&show_wtt=1&show_var=1&show_stp=1&show_can=1

Certainly somethings activated the the first headcode on there today.

I can only presume where it disappears to between 10am and 1pm is shuttling up and down the goods line between Tyseley & Bordesley (ie no timings points).

 

Working in the garden in Acocks Green. I could clearly hear a western whistle between those times.

 

Reports of a seemingly good light test run this afternoon on gen groups.
loaded this evening http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O94741/2013/06/19/advanced

 

Looked to be running fine on 0Z29 to me.

 

5029 speeding through Henley in Arden 18 mins early on 5z29.

 

A couple of pics of oZ29 and 5Z29, both at Hall Green: http://daviddepperphotography.zenfolio.com/p963447169#h6fff22ce

 

My wife was sitting in our garden when she heard a steam loco passing through Claverdon station. I checked "Steam UK" (thanks David) and was immediately in the car to Stratford on Avon to see what was happening... My journey was hampered by the police closing the road between Bearley and Stratford following a RTA so my journey took an extra 10 minutes.

http://evergreen.zenfolio.com/p893628530#h6d906bdd

I was talking to driver Andy Taylor at Stratford and told him that I planned to take shots at the new Stratford Parkway station. I told him I had some time as "...you're not off until 21.09 are you?" His reply was.... "As soon as we've finished our checks we're off"... I immediately legged it and reached the new station just in time to catch the pass as 5029 headed towards the sunset en route back to Tyseley. Well done TLW - another Castle back on the mainline.

 

What's the new build station like is there a good shot to be taken of traffic out of Stratford ? Regards, Liam

 

An aerial view.
http://stratfordparkway.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/stratford-parkway-aerial-shot_dsc9146.jpg

 

Good to see her back at last. What's the big dent from in the smokebox door though, visible in this picture:http://evergreen.zenfolio.com/p893628530/h60e6c5c8