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5193 at Steamport southport documentary

Discussie in 'Steam Traction' gestart door Mike Delamar, 28 nov 2010.

  1. Mike Delamar

    Mike Delamar Member

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    Hi guys

    before my last pc died, I had downloaded an old documentary from about 1979-80, about the rescue of GWR large prarie 5193 from Barry, it documented its departure and travel to steamport southport.

    Im trying to find it again, but I cant think what it was called?

    it was very good, well worth putting on youtube or similar,

    and quite sad as there was quite a lot of celebration and hope about restoring it, a Liverpool couple bought it, they cracked a champagne bottle on it when they got it to Southport.

    but nothing seemed to happen to it until it went to the West somerset and was converted to the mogul

    if anyone knows it please tell

    cheers

    Mike
     
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    I too remember the program, narated by the late great Jonny Morris. It was Called "One Iron Horse" I think. I remeber the loco was loaded at Barry with help from a Sentenel steam lorry and unloadted at Steamport by the Jinty now at Llangollen which has long since lost it's LMS black for Thomas blue
     
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    Mike, when you say the PC died, was it the hard disk that failed or something else, in which case might you still be able to recover files from it?
     
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  4. Mike Delamar

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    not sure what happened to it, it was a laptop that had power problems.


    thanks, it was indeed called
    "One iron horse-handle with care", from 1980.

    now to try and find it.

    one interesting part of it was the care they had to take loading and unloading the loco, the trailers wernt as big or specially adapted as they are now.


    cheers

    Mike
     
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    The owner, Dave Rawlinson, did acquire a lot of parts for the loco and had plans to restore it but sadly suffered from health problems and passed away a few years ago.
     
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    I probably have a copy somewhere on Video, will have a look soon.
     
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  7. Mike Delamar

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    many thanks

    really sorry to hear about Dave

    Mike
     
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    Hi All.
    The documentary was called Iron horse handled with care.
    I was the lorry driver.
    I have it on video somewhere.

    Regards George
     
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  9. george foweraker

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    img018.jpg I think thi was it
     
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  10. Martin Perry

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    That looks like 6989 Wightwick Hall leaving for Quainton Road?
     
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    Yes i think you are right i moved quite a few and have lost track.

    Regards George
     
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    Mike,

    I too had the same problem, I bought a new laptop but took the old hdd out and used a Sata IDE Transfer kit from ebay to transfer all my files and videos.
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-2-0-IDE-SATA-Adaptor-Kit-2-5-3-5-Hard-Drive-HDD-/260619848783?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item3cae274c4f
     
    Eagle1711, 26 feb 2011
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