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Pannier 3650

Rasprava u 'Steam Traction' pokrenuta od Rlangham, 26. Lipanj 2007..

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  1. 46118

    46118 Part of the furniture

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    Official Bluebell website tell you all: "...cover for any maintenance and washout requirements for the U-class, and is mainly to be used on our Santa trains". ( leaves after Christmas.)
    Inference is that the Bluebell is not over-blessed with medium power engines at the moment.

    Cracking good engine, by the way. Had a ride behind it on a quiet day on the SVR, and had the leading vestibule window with the loco chimney just a few feet away. Performs well.
     
    46118, 30. Rujan 2012.
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  2. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    Not my photo, but 3650 was out and about today on a test run before entering revenue service this weekend.

    Haven't heard anything to the contrary, so assume all went well.

    Tom
     
    Jamessquared, 3. Listopad 2012.
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  3. Southernman99

    Southernman99 Member Friend

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    Shes a lovely loco. Plenty of room in the cab compared to either 5764 or 7714. My only gripe is she shakes herself to death if you pull her up towards mid gear!
     
    Southernman99, 3. Listopad 2012.
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  4. Pannier Man

    Pannier Man Member

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    Ahhh, us Western types don't like to pull 'em up the rack too soon. GW locos with deep boxes were designed to tell you when they are coming!!
     
    Pannier Man, 3. Listopad 2012.
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  5. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Interested to learn of the reason why 3650 has the more roomy cab compared to her two sisters.
     
    Spamcan81, 4. Listopad 2012.
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  6. davidarnold

    davidarnold Member

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    Shes a later 8750 class variant with a bigger cab with a different roofline, the others are the original 57xx class with smaller cabs.
     
    davidarnold, 4. Listopad 2012.
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  7. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Thanks for that.
     
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  8. Jamessquared

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    Not much chance of that at the Bluebell I'd have thought, she has been passed for 6 coaches on our gradients :)

    (interestingly, only about 1000lbs less TE than the U Boat, though 5 tons less adhesion).

    Tom
     
    Jamessquared, 4. Listopad 2012.
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  9. Pannier Man

    Pannier Man Member

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    Woe betide anyone that comes near my baby with a brush and tin marked Malachite,... they'll have me and the coal pick to contend with!!
     
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  10. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Malachite is for proper locos, not toy ones like 3650 :)
     
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  11. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    3650 + 6 up to Sharpthorne tunnel will sound good.
     
    Spamcan81, 4. Listopad 2012.
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  12. Dan Hill

    Dan Hill Part of the furniture

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    Not so much Malachite as Maunsell's Olive Green at the Bluebell :D. But I have to say that 3650 does actually look quite at home on the Bluebell.

    I'll have to find a spare weekend between now and early December to have a ride behind her.
     
    Dan Hill, 4. Listopad 2012.
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  13. poser500

    poser500 New Member

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    Had her on Saturday with 5 on and had no problem. Steams well (if you give our welsh soft coal time to get going ;-)) and plenty of power. As said earlier, can't pull her up much, 3 notches max. Bit rough in reverse, but overall a lovely engine and a credit to all involved with her restoration and maintenance.

    Dave G.
     
    poser500, 8. Listopad 2012.
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  14. Pannier Man

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    It's 3650's 75th birthday bash this coming weekend.
    Theres a Bar, Barbecue, music and even a flypast both days around 14:30 by the DC3 (subject to the usual conditions of course) and on Saturday, a reunion of the Black Cupboard Gang that restored and now maintains 3650.
    D9516 and either W22 or the SRM will also be operating.
    And of course, 3650!
    [​IMG]
     
    Pannier Man, 17. Lipanj 2014.
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    dampflok se sviđa ovo.
  15. Pannier Man

    Pannier Man Member

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    Well, if you didn't make it to 3650's birthday, this is just one of the many things you missed!

    D2r_8738small.jpg
     
    Pannier Man, 24. Lipanj 2014.
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  16. Pannier Man

    Pannier Man Member

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    Something slightly different if you've got 7 minutes to spare.
     
    Pannier Man, 26. Veljača 2015.
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  17. richards

    richards Part of the furniture

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    Very nice!
     
    richards, 26. Veljača 2015.
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  18. Pannier Man

    Pannier Man Member

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    [​IMG]

    Bob Fry 1945 - 2015.
    One of 3650's restoration engineers and latterly, DRC Locomotive Manager and GWS board member.
    Will be much missed.
    Kevin.
     
    Pannier Man, 23. Lipanj 2015.
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    baldric se sviđa ovo.
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