5199 at the CVR

Steam test passed, 5199s boiler is ready to go.......just need to finish a few things off like brakes

So every chance she will be running this weekend

 

Will she be returning in a new livery, I remember this being mentioned somewhere?

Lewis

 

5199 will be in Weathered Green.

Sadly repainting her in time for the gala is just one task too many. However she will hopefully gain a new livery in the new year.

 

5199 came back into the land of the living this weekend at the MCR gala

With the CVR volunteers working flat out last week there was just not enough time left to finish the job for some saturday running but on Sunday afternoon she took out her train conisiting of the three car DMU set

So far she has been reported to be ok

 

Good news Will - well done all involved - that was a an impressivley rapid overhaul! Iain

 

Just opened the gates at Apesford Crossing for 5199's Cauldon Lowe gauging run.

 

Well she made it to Cauldon Lowe OK - I was just packing up after a track inspection when I heard her whistle and managed to get a poor shot on my phone.

 

http://www.5199.co.uk/page4/page4.php

Website now updated. Apologies for no reports since August but the webmaster has been busy. However hopefully over the next coupe of week all of the updates from her overhaul will be uploaded, so you can see the full extent of what was done from when she was stopped in July up to her return in November! Also there is to be a few new pages added overtime as well so keep a look out!

Also, a new feature for 5199's website (and 6880), is you can now share the articles on Facebook/Twitter/etc

 

Thank you lil Bear, inspiring stuff indeed! Well done to everyone who got her restoration done to the point where she could take that on! New "firsts" are always nice to see.

 

GWR Large Prairie 5199, Illegal Crossing, Cauldon Lowe Branch, 16th March 2011.
Heres the photograph of here working hard up the grade with 37109 banking.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fjr-47524/5532477766/

Ta Frank.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fjr-47524/
http://fjr-47524-photography.weebly.com/

 

Further updates, including a look at some of the work done during her maintenance last year.
http://www.5199.co.uk/page4/page4.php

 

ALL updates from repairs to 5199 last year now uploaded, so feel free to have a look.

Just got pictures from her first full day's service following completion to upload, and also 1or2 updates from bits and pieces we have done this year.

 

Finally caught up with all the updates from last year. So to see all the work we and the CVR put in feel free to have a look below;

http://www.5199.co.uk/News/news.php

 

Going to have to be careful her new found stardom doesn't go to her copper cap!
http://www.itv.com/central-west/steaming-ahead02059/

 

5199 at Leekbrook running the Shareholders train....done us proud once again! http://www.flickr.com/photos/fjr-47524/

 

http://www.5199.co.uk/News/news.php

Further updates, and even more Firsts!

 

Couple of more Updates

Easter
http://www.5199.co.uk/News/news.php?id=1786509013810816930

May
http://www.5199.co.uk/News/news.php

 

More photos of 5199 at the CVR just click the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/frank47524/

Ta.

 

We had the great pleasure of riding behind 5199 on the CVR on Saturday, from Froghall and up to Cauldon Low.

She put up a fantastic performance, working her socks off up the hill with 5 coaches and the class 33 in tow. What a lovely engine, thanks to all concerned.

 

2 Videos have appeared of her from the weekend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfvZbDmEu0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDrT4c8FM-0