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East Lancs Railway

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

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  1. 3855

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    I saw it in the sidings at Baron st from a passing tram on Wednesday
     
    3855, Mar 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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    That's a fair chunk higher than UK stuff- isn't 13' 6" the usual max?

    I wouldn't have thought there's much scope to lower its height?
     
    Chris86, Mar 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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    IIRC the LYR loading gauge was very much greater than most and was pretty much the same as the GWR. Whether those remarks apply to the East Lancashire section of the LYR is another matter
     
    David Mylchreest, Mar 15, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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    The Green Howards, Mar 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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    Perhaps having exhaust arrangements like this SAR Class 19C could be an option. :)
    IMG_4610.jpeg
     
    Spamcan81, Mar 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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    Well the picture in the link on post #855 shows the loco on the crossover between platforms 2and 3. So we can assume it made it safely from Baron st to the crossover or vice versa but we know no more. Where did it go, does it fit in the platforms?

    Anyone able to check railcam for last Thursday?
     
    3855, Mar 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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    Surely given your loco preferences a Lemaitre with a very stumpy chimney :)
     
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    For the uninitiated, iirc this was a rather left-field experiment in spark arresting. Needless to say it wasn’t repeated!
     
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    AFAIK just one other loco was converted in the experiment, a GEA(?) Garratt. The 19C was nicknamed Takbok and the Garratt Renoster - Afrikaans for reindeer and rhinoceros respectively. I think there’s a picture of both of them in The Great Steam Trek.
     
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