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Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by forty, Oct 23, 2016.

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  1. The Green Howards

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    Have you both seen the most recent comment here? Found whilst acquainting myself with what 34073 is/was:
    https://www.steamlocomotive.info/nloconoteshow.cfm?which=4824
     
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    I've started something here haven't I? :eek:
     
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    It was very much true. I remember the Carnforth colour show in 1968. Also, the KWVR and 5596 Bahamas being painted in LMS red after overhaul at Hunslets in early 1968.
     
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    Using 4800 tins of Humbrol according to the advert:)
     
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    The equivalent of 4800 tins! I know at the time we all had the vision of a painter with a 1/4 in brush and a pile of little tins of paint. A shame that they didn’t get the colour correct!
     
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    News from the Bury Standard 4 Group Facebook shows 80097 undertaking some test runs following a successful steam test.
     
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    My reply to that is many components got swapped round between locos at overhaul. 34081 had quite a few WC numbered parts when we stripped her. The acid test would have been the cab. 8’6” cab and it’s not ‘73. 9’ cab and it’s not ’54.

    Edit - Just looked at a picture of ’73 in Barry and it’s got a 9’ cab. That almost certainly rules out it being ’54 in disguise IMO.
     
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    Whilst great to see it back in traffic you have to wonder how long it will be before it is stopped for new tyres, they are like rubber bands!
     
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    Black Five 45212 arrived at Bury last Thursday and is now booked to be operating days at the ELR before it heads for overhaul. Rostered to work passenger trains on the following days over the next week (subject to availability): 17th, 18th, 20th and 21st (2nd and 3rd trip only on 21st Sep).

     
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    I was on that charter, we were very lucky with the weather considering how the day started.
     
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    Bit of footage from Mondays Photo Charter with the Stanier Mogul




    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
     
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    Some of my results from Richard Newton's charter on Monday, worth breaking the journey home from Scotland for this.

    _DSC4289.jpg _DSC4307.jpg _DSC4328.jpg _DSC4335.jpg _DSC4344.jpg _DSC4358.jpg _DSC4384.jpg
     
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    Thanks John, better weather than most of the time in Scotland if you look at the Jacobite 2025 thread!
     
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    Meh! I looked and was similarly impressed...you always produce quality work, regardless of the weather!
     
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    Thanks, what would we do without Photoshop!
     
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