Cotswold Venturer 2nd July 2016

I must admit I am not a big fan of the livery on 45699 but what the hell does it matter when it put on such a magnificent performance yesterday. I am rather annoyed I didn't have time to get out to see this yesterday as the videos I have seen show a Jubilee on top form throughout. I am really hoping she is on the 9th July trip to Weymouth and is allowed to go solo.
Yesterday was a pretty good day for ML Steam with both 45699 and 60103 working faultless trips without diesels in tow. At the end of the day NR won't be too fussed that one Loco was the wrong colour.

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WCRC have their boxes painted in their corporate colours. Galatea is just following the same pattern.

We should rejoice that a scrap yard survivor is back on the mainline.

 

just as well we don't have a wealthy female loco owner, imagine an engine in pink, lovely !

 

People keep saying this as a joke - but be VERY careful what you wish for...

 

can't do that wouldn't be a true image, i don't have photoshop anyway

 

Hmm.. remember this?! It did happen with a Deltic! (image borrowed from the internet BTW).

Lovely to see the videos of Galatea - she really is in top form now.

 

I wish I'd never started this now, it's just my preference, there are a lot who are more fussy than me, like not booking on the West Highland Charter because they were using an inappropriate loco on the Mallaig road (Black5). The red was only supposed to be temporary so who knows what will happen when it needs a repaint

 

My 00 gauge layout has 3 MPD's (WR, SR and MR) and is based on 1960 so steam and early diesels. I have 7 Jubilees as follows and all are in BR lined green!

45587 Baroda
45593 Kolhaper
45611
45682 Trafalgar

45690 Leander

45691 Orion

45698 Mars

45715 Invincible

 

I am having a Sunday moment. I actually have 10 Jubilees on my 00 gauge layout, as follows and all in BR green!
45587 Baroda
45593 Kolhaper
45611 Hong Kong
45682 Trafalgar
45690 Leander
45691 Orion
45697 Achilles
45698 Mars
45715 Invincible
45742 Connaught

Here is "Mars" on shed.

 

Any chance we can stick the livery debate of 45699 where the sun don't shine and I don't mean Shap ! Regardless of the colour, the Jubilee sounded terrific yesterday, with the famous roar we all know about more than audible, especially up Campden Bank. Anyway here's my video featuring four locations. Enjoy

 

My footage of the Jub Jub thundering through the Cotswolds. Seen accelerating towards Culham and roaring up to Chipping Campden Tunnel.

 

Looks and sounds like a tremendous performance. Certainly no shortage of steam. Wish I'd been there!

 

My 'umble effort from the dark side last night.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/duty_druid/27955475792/

And my mates video from the same location - at least he got my best side lol!

 

A short clip of No.45699 'Galatea' racing down Honeybourne bank yesterday. I quite liked the red livery - it matched the carriages and made a nice change from all the BR black locos
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Disregard. Some glitch on the I-pad trying to cancel a draft.


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As above.
Disregard. Some glitch on the I-pad trying to cancel a draft

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Having seen Galatea looking so sad at Carnforth in the early 80s with no future other than as spares I don't care if runs painted to look like Mr Blobby. The fact it is it has survived and is running. Of course it would be nicer if people keep the locos in their correct names and liveries but does it really matter PROVIDED the knowledge is retained of what was authentic. Galatea looks more right to me in the bastardised version of maroon (even though it is wrong) than does Leander running in black. Hoping it gets to Weymouth on Saturday and gives it some going back up the bank either on the front or as banker.


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You mean looking like this:-
It really does make you realize how irrelevant ones views on livery are when you compare this view with how she is today, 36 years later.

Peter

 

Yep. Was there with NELPG working on the KI, Galatea looked so sad back then.


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