Barry 10

All that remains of 48518 at the ELR are the frames. No wheels, no cylinders and no pony truck. The cylinders and driving wheels have been salvaged and I believe the pony truck wheelset is being used on the Patriot.

 

Ah but will John Bunch want to make his piece with the Railway.

I agree that it is better to move on, but move on in this case would be for JB to take his Loco,s and leave.

Just my opinion

regards
Chris

 

The driving wheels, pony truck are still at Llangollen. The cab and a few other bits are still lying around aswell.

 

So,does anyone know what the fate of the driving wheels of 48518 is to be?

 

Yes possibly going to another ( running ) 8f which has very worn tyres

Which in my view is a good cause

 

Presumably there is a cost to acquiring these, even if relatively nominal? I'd have thought that simple re-tyring was a better option than having to re-do all the boxes and coupling rod bushes to make them fit, along with the almost certain fettling of the axle journals and crankpins and other work that an ex Barry loco will need. Unless the loco in question also requires the same work, in any case, but as it is running I doubt it.

 

From what I heard, the loco the drivers are going to is, at present, in the Engine House. There is more to it than re-tyring.

 

Here's a very recent picture of 80150 at Barry http://www.flickr.com/photos/taffytank/4608956064/ this persons other photos show some of the other Barry 10

 

And here's a view of 80150 at Barry in 1980 for comparison - http://www.keithmiller.fotopic.net/p36931685.html