78018

Hi All,
This is just to let you all know that the Darlington Railway Preservation Society will be open on Saturday 21st Feb from 11.00-15.00 for you to come and see 78018 :smt023
We have also just started a new website at http://drps.synthasite.com/ :smt024
Cheers

 

If ever you feel like having a reunion.
My plough is currently under restoration at Shildon.
You might recognise it from a certain film.

 

Yes it would be nice to reunite them again one day :smt008 .
Is your plough at Locomotion :?:

 

No
Normally based at Pickering on the NYMR

 

Awsome!! Any chance of some pics of the plough?

 

See the attached link for the plough in pre restoration state.

http://www.ontrackplant.com/photo/900572

Used to work through drifts upto 20ft / 6m deep with up to 5 engines shoving.
No wonder the wooden underframe is worn out.

 

Hi All,
The Darlington Railway Preservation society will be open to visitors again on Sat 14th March 2009 from 10.30-1530 for anybody to come and see 78018 :smt023

 

This loco steamed recently I believe!

 

http://drps.synthasite.com/78018.php

 

(not mine)

 

another one back....handy size loco

 

Good work! Strange question, but what was the noise at the start of the second shot? Sounds like a whistle that wasn't quite working, or was that a snifting valve?


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Is it running with its own tender or has the one from 78019 been borrowed?

 

78019's, though can't imagine she'll be needing it for a while.

 

As I understand it, they built a new BR tender tank on a class 2 LMS chassis for it so why they are using 78019's is a mystery..

 

Perhaps it's not ready yet?

 

Perhaps it's not at the G.C.R . yet?

 

78018's tender is at the GCR. If memory serves me correctly it is rivetted together (or more likely has dummy rivet heads) which should make it easily distinguishable from 78019's welded tender tank. However don't sue me if I have this wrong!