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Central Wales Explorer April 5th

Discuție în 'What's Going On' creată de RalphW, 4 Apr 2014.

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  1. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Can't see any mention of this one, anyone on it?
     
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    isn't 45407 minus Boiler ?
     
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    According to The Works bolier went back on Monday night and a post yesterday from IR" : -
    "45407's tender is loaded with coal in preparation for Full Functional Testing of the completed locomotive tomorrow, the fire will be lit tonight before the night shift go home, the two main tasks remaining before then are valve setting and 'weighing"
     
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    Can't beat the just in time method!
     
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    Mr Riley's team certainly put some effort into getting the maintenance turn round pretty quick.
     
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    There's no one quite like Riley's for quick turnaround of a loco. Ian is to be applauded for his efficient planning and approach to keeping his locos running.
     
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    I'm booked on this tomorrow, so definitely hoping 45407 is ready as with ten on I'd be a little concerned at one Black 5 doing the journey in its own!

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    We are on it too, hoping for a good first trip on this route.
     
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    45407 passed all it's tests and looks swell in a fresh paint job....hope all goes well today.....
     
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    Ian and his team have done what they are well known for. If other locomotives could be looked after as well and as swiftly we probably would not be having so much activity on the Steam Traction thread concerning locomotive availability 2014. There is no substitute for really knowing the machine you are responsible for in conjunction with great preparation and organisation when the time comes for work to be done.
     
    242A1, 5 Apr 2014
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    osprey apreciază asta.
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    Looks to be running about an hour late.....
     
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    Without wishing to put a chink in the Riley armour, we're waiting at Crewe with the train reported as delayed at Warrington due to a locomotive fault and well over an hour late.

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    Oh dear hope it's not serious........
     
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    5407 has been failed, at the moment at Warrington with the 47s alongside but the signaller at Warrington does not have the procedure to change locos. So we are going to limp to Crewe where diesel assistance will be attached.....
    Update 5407 is coming off here at Warrington to run light back to Bury, we will continue with the 44871 solo to Crewe where diesel will be attached, hopefully at the back....
     
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    Oh dear in spite of Ian's crew's efforts as well.....hopefully not too serious and 45407 can catch up later in the week.......
     
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    On the gen groups, one correspondent writes
     
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    We were allowed out of Crewe ahead of the service train hence the assistance to get us out of it's way. Now south of Church Stretton and since we are so late yes the diesel is still assisting some of the time, a 5 with 12 on would never manage this route on it's own so what is the alternative?
     
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  19. RalphW

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    Sitting at signal north of Craven Arms, northbound unit just passed so should be away shortly.
     
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    Was chuffing up the front on the climb out of Shrewsbury
    ...although the 47 on the back was making just as much noise shoving from behind!
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    To be fair, they were horrendously late and busy trying to claw back time, it'd be pretty daft not to use the diesel.
    If there were still two steamers on the front, they sure as heck wouldn't have only one working whilst the other just sat coasting along for the ride.
     
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    Waterbuck apreciază asta.
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