Left overs....

Is there any real proof of this Stanier 2-6-4t remaining there ?
I would have thought a full locomotive would have been taken the bits by the bean counters and weighed in regardless of location ?.. I mean why leave it when it was worth something ?

 

Fowler 2-6-4T. I reckon that the archive of the local Hendon paper at the time would prove or disprove this rumour.

 

Are there still bits of 3817 on a footpath route in Stoke on Trent, I remember driving past the smokebox and chimney many years ago.
Also there was a sculpture at York University made out of bits of 8F which I last saw around 1997.

 

I seem to recall that its the 'P' class, with just 2 large tubes. By some accounts, it went thro' Swindon, and was never steamed, as by that time, the run-down was in full flow. A boiler inspector was much impressed by its overall condition.

Regards,
Ian

 

I hope nobody makes an attempt to retrieve the chimney from 3817 - it's a fibreglass replica. The original was acquired for use on 2859 at Llangollen many years ago in return for us providing a replica. There is still a 2-row superheater header in the smokebox.

Bob.

 

i heard a rumour that when bombardier transportation was demolished in doncaster ?that an old guy who had worked there in the 60s had said a large amount of locomotive spares were just buried as well as some small scrap shunting locos as the value of scrap was so low that it wasnt worth scrapping ?

 

Is it Sheerness where a load of MN/WC/BoB rods support the dockside?

 

Castle pony wheels are supporting Jodrell Banks antenna.

 

And my great uncle Alfred put them there :happy:

 

Then there's a Furness Railway 0-6-0 200ft down a mine... Might be a little rusty but would be fascinating what modern ultrasound might find... Thought there might be a tender top from similar at a farm in Foulness...

 

There's supposed to be a Midland locomotive under Dandry Mire at Hawes Junction (Garsdale), where it ran off the end of the turntable road. Now THAT I'd love to see!

As far as I know, the KWVR's 57xx, 5775, still carries a Dean Goods boiler.

One of the bogie wheelsets on 45596 Bahamas is from an LNWR Claughton 4-6-0.

There's the remains of a Quarry Hunslet on one of the levels in Dinorwic Slate Mine, reputed to be completely inaccessible.


Richard.

 

then of course there are things like what i found in devon..................
see this thread with pics at the bottom http://railways.national-preservation.com/showthread.php/30406-HELP-NEEDED.-found-war-dept.-crane

 

Thats what i was thinking, but i thought it was still up there. Also dorothy was not at Dinorwic.

 

did some one same something about a ex furness railway tender top ? if so any more details ?

 

I'm pretty certain the one at Dinorwic was Alice which was eventually recovered.

There is supposed to be a loco buried at one of the slate quarries round Moel Tryfan, and also rumours of a WW1 perol locol hidden away somewhere in the same area. Having noted how thorough the local scrap guys are, I doubt either would be easy to locate or recover!

 

I have the RH droplink from DB 38 2530 (Prussian P8) acquired at Bw Tübingen in 1973. It's one of the most useful tools in my garage!

I also have several LMS-type whistles (ex-WD 2-8-0s) courtesy of Alber Draper.