If you register, you can do a lot more. And become an active part of our growing community. You'll have access to hidden forums, and enjoy the ability of replying and starting conversations.

2999: Lady of Legend

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by Ian White, Oct 31, 2017.

  1. Richard Roper

    Richard Roper Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 22, 2006
    Messages:
    1,310
    Likes Received:
    1,355
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Librarian
    Location:
    Just up the road from 56E Sowerby Bridge
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    I wouldn't like to think I'd be doing much walking in any hurry if I called any Restoration team "A group of amateurs"!

    Richard.:D
     
    MarkinDurham, Spamcan81 and Matt37401 like this.
  2. Matt37401

    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

    Joined:
    Jun 8, 2014
    Messages:
    15,328
    Likes Received:
    11,666
    Occupation:
    Nosy aren’t you?
    Location:
    Nowhere
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    I take your point (and apologies if you think I'm singleing you out I haven't meant too) I really should have replied to Garths post, I just dont think that amateurs is the right word to use regarding several new builds.
     
  3. std tank

    std tank Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Sep 20, 2005
    Messages:
    3,808
    Likes Received:
    946
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Liverpool
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    I don't think that you can call time served engineers, now retired, amateurs.
     
    jnc, ross, Richard Roper and 3 others like this.
  4. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2007
    Messages:
    35,121
    Likes Received:
    20,773
    Occupation:
    Training moles
    Location:
    The back of beyond
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Personally speaking, the attraction of Didcot for me has been the small locos that probably wouldn’t get much work elsewhere. I look forward to their eventual return to traffic.
     
    andrewshimmin and Mr Valentine like this.
  5. mdewell

    mdewell Well-Known Member Friend

    Joined:
    Mar 23, 2005
    Messages:
    1,653
    Likes Received:
    2,564
    Occupation:
    UK & Ireland Heritage Railways Webmaster
    Location:
    Ruabon, Wrexham
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    I have fond memories of getting up about 5am to light up 1363 one day as the deisel shunter had failed and we need to do quite a bit of shunting before an open day. When the crew turned up at about 8am, the Fireman looked at the fire and water and said 'looks ok, you might as well carry on'. That was my first 'unofficial' firing turn. I stayed on the job till lunchtime before retiring for a siesta! That was a long while ago now but happy days. :D
     
    Spamcan81 and GWR4707 like this.
  6. Matt37401

    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

    Joined:
    Jun 8, 2014
    Messages:
    15,328
    Likes Received:
    11,666
    Occupation:
    Nosy aren’t you?
    Location:
    Nowhere
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    I totally agree, but not also necessarily the engineering side of things, how slick has the fundraising side of the things become with the A1 trust (and 2007) and say maybe 82045 and Beachy Head? I know Garth likes to bang the drum about how great Didcot is (we all have our own favorites) but to describe any group that decides to take on a project like the Saint, A1, Duke, or rebuild something like the Welsh Highland, as amateurs I find rather disrespectful.
     
    std tank and MarkinDurham like this.
  7. Victor

    Victor Nat Pres stalwart Friend

    Joined:
    Aug 20, 2006
    Messages:
    13,773
    Likes Received:
    7,941
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    DEWSBURY West Yorkshire
    I still think the tender looks like a freshly painted skip. :Happy:

    For clarity:- file that under light hearted banter.:p
     
  8. 240P15

    240P15 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 1, 2017
    Messages:
    1,598
    Likes Received:
    1,588
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Norway
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Just a question. The tender coupled with no. 2999 does it belong to this engine, or is it just temporary on loan from another engine?

    Knut
     
  9. Jimc

    Jimc Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Sep 8, 2005
    Messages:
    4,052
    Likes Received:
    4,665
    Occupation:
    Once computers, now part time writer I suppose.
    Location:
    SE England
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    No GWR tender really belongs to any GWR engine. But yes, that's the one they restored with the locomotive, which is why it has flush rivets on the tank. Its a shame it has post 1936 frames, but you have to go with what you have.
     
    240P15 and Greenway like this.
  10. ross

    ross Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 18, 2017
    Messages:
    1,002
    Likes Received:
    2,477
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Titfield
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Carefully raises bunker lid.
    "Stating the fact that someone is an amateur does not necessarily imply that their efforts are amateurish."
    Closes lid
     
  11. Jimc

    Jimc Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Sep 8, 2005
    Messages:
    4,052
    Likes Received:
    4,665
    Occupation:
    Once computers, now part time writer I suppose.
    Location:
    SE England
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    A professional, it could be argued, is someone who is required to deliver something for the minimum cost, using components supplied by the lowest bidder.
     
  12. 30854

    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2017
    Messages:
    12,172
    Likes Received:
    11,493
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Brighton&Hove
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Well said, that man! .... though, tbh, what with present day levels of training in all areas (let alone the years many spent doing related skilled work in their 'professional' careers), surely the distinction is just that yer 'amateur' doesn't get paid!
     
    jnc likes this.
  13. Dag Bonnedal

    Dag Bonnedal New Member

    Joined:
    Mar 28, 2012
    Messages:
    183
    Likes Received:
    316
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Stockholm, Sweden
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Literally, amateur comes from Amore, to do things for the love of it.
    I have never appreciated the negative tone of "amateur", instead we usually do a task until the result is good, sometimes it just takes longer time.

    By the way, a beautiful loco. Congratulations to all involved.
     
    andrewshimmin, Spinner, MattA and 8 others like this.
  14. Miff

    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

    Joined:
    Jun 17, 2008
    Messages:
    2,857
    Likes Received:
    2,793
    Amateurs are people who do
    Quite right. A volunteer may be both a professional, by skill/knowledge/training, and an amateur, by motivation, at the same time. Those who use the word amateur as an insult are ignorant and foolish.
     
    Spinner, MattA, Richard Roper and 5 others like this.
  15. goldfish

    goldfish Nat Pres stalwart

    Joined:
    Jan 13, 2009
    Messages:
    14,900
    Likes Received:
    12,241
    She has a very curious ‘beat’… teething issues, design feature or artifact of the video?

    Simon
     
  16. 61624

    61624 Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2006
    Messages:
    5,294
    Likes Received:
    3,596
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Valves have now been re-set, I believe. It sounded fine on Saturday.
     
    S.A.C. Martin and goldfish like this.
  17. Dan Hill

    Dan Hill Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Aug 1, 2008
    Messages:
    2,576
    Likes Received:
    545
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Brick Machine Operator
    Location:
    Haywards Heath
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    I went on Saturday as well and had a great day (my first Didcot visit since I was 2 or 3) and she certainly sounded like the timing had been adjusted. She seemed to be running well and I managed a couple of runs behind her and when double heading with 6023.
     
    Last edited: Apr 22, 2019
    Jerr Grey likes this.
  18. acorb

    acorb Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Jul 17, 2007
    Messages:
    2,505
    Likes Received:
    3,248
    Location:
    Powys
    Yes, sounded much better on Saturday compared to the early videos on here. Has a nice turn of speed too, but obviously not taxed with load 2! Considering she hadn't turned a wheel a month ago, she is very much running in still, there were lots of people checking her over regularly on the day.
    Personally I hope she goes on hire somewhere next year such as Severn Valley or Gloucestershire and Warwickshire, but doubt GWS will let her stray far this year.
     
    Kinghambranch likes this.
  19. fisher

    fisher New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2015
    Messages:
    59
    Likes Received:
    50
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Is there a programme yet for lining and lettering? I have held back visiting, pending it appearing in its full livery.
     
  20. acorb

    acorb Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Jul 17, 2007
    Messages:
    2,505
    Likes Received:
    3,248
    Location:
    Powys
    I would guess it will be painted once they are happy with it, would be shame to spoil the finish if something had to come off or be taken apart.
     

Share This Page