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ex-LMS Jackshaft Diesel Shunters in Italy

Discussie in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' gestart door Sir Nigel Gresley, 27 dec 2013.

  1. Sir Nigel Gresley

    Sir Nigel Gresley Member

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    As a frequent visitor (and contributor) to the Drehscheibe-online.de forum, I have just come across an article on the above locos, in the historical forum, one of which is preserved, and one of which may still be in use. I have many memories of this class shunting around Crewe South.

    http://www.drehscheibe-foren.de/foren/read.php?17,6698323

    SNG
     
    Sir Nigel Gresley, 27 dec 2013
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    T'Bogger, Corbs en Reading General vinden dit leuk.
  2. T'Bogger

    T'Bogger New Member

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    Wow! Amazing. When it eventually leaves service I hope it can be brought home. That would fill a big gap in the history of shunter locomotives. I've forwarded the links to the Heritage Shunter Trust.
     
    T'Bogger, 28 dec 2013
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    dampflok vindt dit leuk.
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    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    LFI at Arezzo have a fascinating collection of stock. Not as good as it used to be, but still pretty remarkable. Electric locos built in the 1920s still used in everyday passenger service for example! Sadly they've started going the same way as FS and have bought some E464 electric locos.

    I've been to LFI three times to see 700.003, and only succeeded in seeing it once. I have some photos somewhere but they were prints from several years ago. I'll have to go back at some point.

    Plenty of photos on Flickr of LFI that give some idea of their motley collection of stock, including in this group

    http://www.flickr.com/groups/1785627@N20
     
    5944, 28 dec 2013
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  4. WickhamofWare

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    See LMSShunters Yahoo! Group
     
    WickhamofWare, 31 dec 2013
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    T'Bogger vindt dit leuk.
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    ilvaporista Part of the furniture

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    To think that Santhia' (Cambiano) station is just a few hundred metres from my house... I never knew.
     
    ilvaporista, 31 dec 2013
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    ooOOOOoooo....I've sent a request in to join their Yahoo group. Thanks for the info. :)
     
    T'Bogger, 31 dec 2013
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    Ilvaporista - any chance of a current photo of the loco?
     
    WickhamofWare, 31 dec 2013
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    5944, 31 dec 2013
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  9. WickhamofWare

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    Thanks. Looks in pretty good shape for a loco of that age. Perhaps they would swap it for a Class 08 or 09?

    Maybe the Museum would sell theirs instead?
     
    WickhamofWare, 31 dec 2013
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    re repatriation: it is surely more part of Italian history now than UK history.
     
    Reading General, 1 jan 2014
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  11. WickhamofWare

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    Possibly true but as there are two in Italy, one already in a Museum, it would surely be nice to have one back in the UK filling one of the "missing links" in UK shunter history?
     
    WickhamofWare, 1 jan 2014
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