MHR Restorations and Overhauls

I was going to see Wadebridge on the RAT especially as my son was a passenger, with an early flight to the USA to catch on Sunday. But it rained hard and I had a stiky cold, so I didn't. I assume the RAT was top and tailed though. Wadebridge was in action on Sunday too and did seem in fine fettle

 

Nope they let Wadebridge out on the RAT alone, from all accounts she managed just fine

 

You cant have been that bad if you can struggle out of bed to yomp up to the outer home!.......... can only be "man flu"..........

 

Good to see progress is being made on Swanage (latest Wednesday gang post) will be great to see her back in action in a couple of years

 

MHR on TV:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05n91p4

There's a segment on watercress, with some shots of Kate Humble on the footplate of a mogul while going up the line, and some shots of Lord Nelson.

(If you don't want to watch the whole thing, it must be about 40 minutes in).

Tom

 

Having quickly watched it is 31806

 

Yeah, thought as much - I guess it was filmed fairly recently.

The MHR definitely does well in the food enthusiast / railway fan crossover market ...

Tom

 

Doesn't the Bluebell do well out of the horticulturalist / railway fan cross over market ;-)

 

The Queen Mary brake van in the latest Wagon Group report looks really good. Can't wait to see it on the line

 

Looks like the poster paints have been out for the forthcoming Thomas Week


Spencer - Thomas Week by timz2011, on Flickr

 

Oh how the mighty have fallen!

Not an early april fools is it, looked blue in the latest MHR loco newletter!

 

Oooo someones been playing in photoshop, desaturating! Bored today were you?........

You're naughty, but I like it!

Getting back on thread, the recent repairs to Wadebridge have certainly improved her steaming capabilities - she now produces too much according to today's fireman!

Also, its nice to hear a syncopated beat now that her valve timings have been reset!

 

The more worrying thing it's not actually a bad idea. If you gave it lots of advertising it would prove popular Thomas the tank fans.

 

I nearly fell for that picture as in the latest issue of the MHN it reports that 4464 will be used for the blue engine events. I thought that perhaps JH had allowed a livery change. Bittern had been Grey before when she was pretending to be Silver Link.
Good to hear 34007 is on top form. Will have to try and get down for a run behind her soon.

 

Err, wait until later this coming week..........

As for young Timothy playing in photoshop and completely desaturating the colour on a wet and windy day, she was still a nice shade at 5am this morning!

 

By all accounts she will be..............

As for 34007, she's now the engine she should be no more wheeze, clunk, wheeze - its a weird experience!

 

Brilliant to hear Wadebridge is back to form, lets hope she gives a good account of herself at the GWSR gala in a few weeks.

 

Hello chaps,

I understand there was a photo charter early this morning with 34007 Wadebridge. Would it be possible for someone to post a few photos from today.

Cheers

 

Give me (and Steve?) a chance Lee, I is ucked - I've looked at one, yes one photo from the day so far!

So maybe a day or two, given the weather was cr_p - & you spent silly time trying to keep the wet stuff of the lens!

 

Guilty as charged (well almost, it was colour matching rather than desaturation - if you look 2 pcitures back in my flickr stream, you'll see her in her full blue glory). Maybe I should send it into the PR people at the MHR for next week
DD, how is the 'face' coming along I wonder?

We had Wadebridge on the RAT last night. I must say she sounded superb climbing the alps 6 up with 300 on board, and impecably behaved. Since the work over the winter she has been a completely different beast.
Any news on the repairs on 92212?