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Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

Тема в разделе 'Steam Traction', создана пользователем 34007, 13 май 2008.

  1. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Thanks Nick.
     
  2. John Petley

    John Petley Part of the furniture

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    Just read your update and in view of comments about SLL's membership not getting any younger, I think you're doing the right thing and plan to offer more than just moral support in due course. While getting Sidmouth up and running will involve borrowing a few bits from Eddystone, I would think the psychological effect of saying "We've restored our final Bulleid" will be very signficant and positive for the group. Although this approach for restoring Sidmouth will add to the task of overhauling Eddystone, the overhaul will still be an easier job than taking on a full-blown restoration from ex-Barry condition and SLL will have the satisfaction of saying "That's all we'll have to do in future." - even though I am not for a moment implyng that overhauls are simple - especially of Bulleid Pacifics.
     
  3. nickt

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    John, thanks for your comments. If we restored Sidmouth without borrowing Eddystone's boiler and borrowing some parts the job would take longer and cost more, and it would not bring Eddystone's overhaul any closer. There is never a good time to squeeze a restoration into a series of overhauls, but now is as good as any, as we'll have five locos in service as soon as 257 Squadron is complete. Over the years many people have bought shares to support Sidmouth, and we think it's right to go out of our way to complete the task we've always intended to do. Thanks for your support - moral and the other sort!
     
  4. WishIHadAName

    WishIHadAName New Member

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    All good news then it looks. No mention of overhauling the standard 4 just Manston and Eddystone? Surely the most desirable heritage railway loco?
     
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    nickt Member

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    80104 had major boiler repairs earlier this year and came back with a 7 year ticket. It will need some work on the axle boxes sooner rather than later.
     
  6. 73129

    73129 Part of the furniture

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  8. Andy B

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    The latest Gwsr loco dept blog has details of another step forward on p&o over the weekend. i helped out with the fitting and all I can say is that hats off to the Eastleigh fitters! Although not as bad as say a nelson with 2 con rods to fit, there isn't a lot of room. It's also intriguing to see all the lumps and bumps left over from the rebuilding process and removal of the oil bath. As 35006 along with 35028 were the last two done, it wasn't exactly pretty! Lastly it's very useful that all the frame stretchers have lightning holes, very useful for block and tackle u bolt shackles! (Don't worry about the title!)
    http://www.gwsrsteamloco.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/beware-of-amorous-reindeer.html?m=1
     
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    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Re fitting middle rods on 35006, acres of space compared to doing it on a Spamcan. :) Good to see her that bit closer to entering service.
     
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    Great to see that the 35006 is not far away, cant wait to see the old girl hauling trains like she was built to do.
     
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    35006 out and about today - first run on 3 cylinders!
     
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    Yard running to prove all three rods work!
    Photo credit d. Wigg
    Video will appear at some point I'm sure
     

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  14. 73129

    73129 Part of the furniture

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    Does anyone know why 34025 Rough Tor was remanded within a month to Whimple. It seems an odd thing to do within a month of naming 34025 when another unnamed loco could of took the name Whimple.

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  15. Bulleid Pacific

    Bulleid Pacific Part of the furniture

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    I suppose it misbehaved itself... However, I've heard several reasons for the renaming, one being that some sort of deal was struck between the Southern and Whiteway's Cyder of Whimple to put the village on the map, as it were, and that it was possibly thought that they could get away with renaming 34025 due to Rough Tor's close proximity to (34032) Camelford. This might have been because the BBs were under construction, and to name the next available locomotive Whimple would have broken the series. However, this was to happen later with the 1949-50 batch of WCs in any case (ie. 34091-34108), and again with the final two.
     
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  16. 73129

    73129 Part of the furniture

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    Thanks
    Lee
     
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  18. siquelme

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    Speaking of Sellindge MNs I saw a photo of 35025 (sadly cant share) and shes starting to look like shes getting to the point of no return.
     
  19. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    How is it that 35025 apparently continues to rot away at Sellindge with no-one to work on it while part of another Bulleid is going to Sellindge to be worked on (34010's original boiler according to post 3897 on this thread)?
     
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    Correct me if I am wrong but I thought the plan was to use Eddystones boiler on Sidmouth to bring down on the costs and time. So it would be 34010s boiler on 34028s frames that are going to Sellindge for storage rather than to be worked on with Sidmouth being restored at Swanage.
     

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