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60097 Humorist (with different smoke deflectors)

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  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Evening All

    I have added some new photos of Gresley A3’s by Mike Hutton

    60097 Humorist, Carlisle Canal with a different type of smoke deflector from the German inspired ones normally fitted to the A3’s
    http://tinyurl.com/q38ow3g

    Anyone know the correct date of the following 3 photos please?
    4472 Flying Scotsman Darlington c1970’s
    http://tinyurl.com/ps9y7vb
    http://tinyurl.com/p2a8jgw

    4472 Flying Scotsman & 1306 Mayflower Darlington c1970’s
    http://tinyurl.com/onoo6ud

    Something a bit different from the great gathering a pasted/panoramic
    type of photo of all 6 A4’s
    http://tinyurl.com/qj5s59k

    Neil
     
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    Humorist always had different style deflectors to the rest of the A3 class. She was used in LNER days for draughting and smoke deflection trials and ended up with the style of deflectors fitted to the Peppercorn A1/A2 class rather then the German style deflectors fitted to the A3s in BR days.
     
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    21st September 1975.
     
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