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7027 Thornbury Castle

Rasprava u 'Steam Traction' pokrenuta od svrhunt, 18. Siječanj 2015..

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  1. John Petley

    John Petley Part of the furniture

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    Which three do you mean?
    Take your pick from:-
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    and perhaps one or two others I have forgotten!
     
    John Petley, 22. Svibanj 2020.
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    mdewell se sviđa ovo.
  2. Flying Phil

    Flying Phil Part of the furniture

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    Meanwhile....back to Thornbury, there has been some more little jobs done including preparing the two whistles for eventual use. Pictures on FB.
     
    Flying Phil, 14. Lipanj 2020.
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  3. Jimc

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    well, post Churchward standard on the GWR is roughly equivalent to post grouping on other lines... But if you exclude the amazing longevity of the 8-coupled types the list is much shorter.
     
    Jimc, 14. Lipanj 2020.
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  4. Flying Phil

    Flying Phil Part of the furniture

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    More progress on Thornbury as the driving wheels have been removed from the chassis.
    DSC00105.JPG
     
    Flying Phil, 3. Srpanj 2020.
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    green five, 240P15, big.stu i 2 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  5. Kylchap

    Kylchap Member

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    Good to see work progressing. Has a recent assessment been made about how much work needs to be done? ISTR that various restoration work was done at different times during its long post-Barry history, but I've no idea how much and to what standard.
     
    Kylchap, 3. Srpanj 2020.
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  6. Flying Phil

    Flying Phil Part of the furniture

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    I am really pleased that they have made so much progress, given that it was supposed to be "On the backburner this year" !
     
    Flying Phil, 4. Srpanj 2020.
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  7. Flying Phil

    Flying Phil Part of the furniture

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    Thornbury has had more work done and the frames are now in the shed, with only the front driving wheels outside.
    The boiler for Cromwell is still here and the 04 boiler has been taken off its frames. DSC00192.JPG
     
    Flying Phil, 21. Kolovoz 2020.
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    Richard Roper, ross, Johnme101 i 4 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  8. Matt37401

    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

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    I have to say more seems to have happened with 7027 in the past year or so than in the past 30 or 40 years!
     
    Matt37401, 22. Kolovoz 2020.
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    Swan Age, green five, mike1522 i 11 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  9. D7076

    D7076 Well-Known Member

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    Finally with with an owner who does the do rather than talks the talk .
     
    D7076, 25. Kolovoz 2020.
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    Dunfanaghy Road, DavidH, Swan Age i 6 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  10. Jimc

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    That's pretty unfair. Pete Waterman did plenty of doing, just not on this loco. But I'm sure he would have done if he'd managed to sell a few million more records.
     
    Jimc, 26. Kolovoz 2020.
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    green five, Johnme101 i Richard Roper se sviđa ovo.
  11. Richard Roper

    Richard Roper Well-Known Member

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    I wonder if D7076 is referring to Mr. Jones-Pratt...? He seemed to acquire quite a few buses as well a couple of years back, which have also now departed to new homes. I did think at the time that his bold statement of having 7027 finished in six years seemed rather ambitious.

    Richard.
     
    Richard Roper, 26. Kolovoz 2020.
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  12. GWR4707

    GWR4707 Nat Pres stalwart

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    I suspect its a combination of the two, Mr Waterman did do a fair bit in the past, however in more recent times he has been more apparent getting publicity talking about things rather than doing them including 7027. Likewise as you note Mr JP was everywhere talking about 7027 when purchased, but then the actions rather failed to meet the rather extensive words and hence we are now where we are.

    Don't really care who restores her as long as someone does
     
    GWR4707, 26. Kolovoz 2020.
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  13. Flying Phil

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    Work is continuing with the stripping and repainting of the driving wheels. The tender chassis is being stripped, but a crack has been discovered and they are considering the best method of repair.
     
    Flying Phil, 14. Rujan 2020.
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  14. Flying Phil

    Flying Phil Part of the furniture

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    According to the latest "Rail Mail" there are two cracks in the tender chassis.....but the boiler condition is "excellent". Work can start on the tender when 70013's tender is moved outside the shed.
     
    Flying Phil, 25. Rujan 2020.
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    green five, 240P15, Richard Roper i 7 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  15. Kylchap

    Kylchap Member

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    After all this time in the open that's great news!
     
    Kylchap, 25. Rujan 2020.
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  16. Flying Phil

    Flying Phil Part of the furniture

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    I saw that the tender tank has been lifted slightly and the front dragbox has been removed from the tender frames.
    DSC00302.JPG
    Also there are a couple of large forged steel blanks, which I believe will make a pair of connecting rods.
    DSC00301.JPG
     
    Flying Phil, 29. Rujan 2020.
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    green five, 240P15, ross i 8 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  17. Mike S

    Mike S New Member

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    Oooh, some 'serious bits' great to see!
     
    Mike S, 29. Rujan 2020.
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  18. Flying Phil

    Flying Phil Part of the furniture

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    Work has now started on the boiler, with the firebox stays being prepared for new nuts - according to the latest "Rail Mail".
     
    Flying Phil, 2. Listopad 2020.
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    jnc se sviđa ovo.
  19. Richard Roper

    Richard Roper Well-Known Member

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    Sounds like the firebox must be in pretty good shape then. Hopefully this proves to be the case...

    Richard.
     
    Richard Roper, 2. Listopad 2020.
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  20. Flying Phil

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    Looking over the wall today, I could see that the three tender axles and wheels have disappeared from in front of the shed - so progress continues!
    (There is a picture on the 70013 thread)
     
    Last edited: 25. Studeni 2020.
    Flying Phil, 10. Studeni 2020.
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    jnc, 240P15, Johnme101 i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
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