North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

Here's a picture of the start of that day during the Sunday morning tea stop at Levisham. With the diner being out on the Saturday night we had to wait while Levisham box was switched in while taking the light engine through to Pickering. There was always time for tea here on this turn

The date is 12/10/97 - happy days!

Peter

 

It steamed on a candle Peter, for sure, a fireman's dream. A joy on the other side of the footplate too, I passed out for driving on it in fact though my first rostered driving turn after that was actually on 45407, dressed as 45157, because the 'Crab' had reached the end of its ticket.

 

From Steamport Southport an attempt to acquire 42765 was made, but beaten to it by Andy?
Didn't get much past selling pens etc with the memorable tag line Catch a Crab
A group of us had a day out to Barry to view our target probably about 1975 - 6.

 

Andy Wilson.
ELR bought a more than half share of the loco circa 1992, and it was moved to Kirkby where Ian finished it off on behalf of the ELR.
It arrived at the ELR, undertook successful testing September 1993. Then Wilson promptly initiated a court action claiming to be the majority owner so it was made a ward of court for some time. Finally resolved and ELR took full ownership during September 1994, so it lost a year of running. After that it was the stalwart, alongside 46441, 45337 and 45407 until the latter changed hands and became a busy mainline performer.
42765 soldiered on valiantly until July 2003, returning to steam circa 2015 but stopped again in 2018 since when it has lain in a dismanted state and subject to an appeal to cover the massive cost of repairing it.
Maybe it will get to celebrate 40 years on the ELR in steam.

 

It was a bit more involved than that IIRC, Bryan. As you say it was originally a Steamport project (I'd forgotten about the 'Catch a Crab tagline) led by Gordon Walker and several components off it and 42859 made their way to Steamport. When it became obvious that Steamport wasn't going to raise the cash quickly enough - scrap prices were rising rapidly in 1973-4, Chris Forrest and Ken Chenoweth decided to take over the reservation and obtained a Fowler tender (ex 42756) from the Carlisle breakdown train. As it happened Andy Wilson came on the scene, took over, and bought the tender from Ken and Chris.
Ray.

 

That tender ran behind 43924 and (?) 48431 at KWVR whilst 42765 was still being restored at Ingrow IIRC.
Not sure this is now appropriate subject matter for the thread though ....

 

What sort of time period would this have been?

 

Mid to late 80s Sheff?
The Crab tender with coal rails definitely ran with the 4F.
The 8F ran with a Fowler tender but may have been later with the 4Fs, 90s?

 

The temporary replacement footbridge has been opened today. Very impressive speed not always common with a local authority.