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Scotsman at Didcot Railway Centre

Discussion in 'Galas and Events' started by Pannier Man, Jul 21, 2017.

  1. Pannier Man

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    Good to see a mainline Pacific, The Scottish Engine, playing a supporting role to GWR 813.
     
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    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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    Actually it's from Yorkshire.
     
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    Couple of snaps from this morning

    60009 Didcot 28082017.jpg 60103 Didcot 28082017.jpg 60009, 60103 Didcot 28082017.jpg
     
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    Some pictures from yesterday's Charter at Didcot involving two of Sir Nigel's finest. Stretching the bounds of realism a bit to have two LNER Pacifics on a GWR shed but it may well be the last time it's possible to see them together. _DSC5307.jpg _DSC5319.jpg _DSC5333.jpg _DSC5341.jpg _DSC5364.jpg _DSC5384.jpg _DSC0177.jpg
     
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    Beautiful photos and subjects.

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    Reading General Part of the furniture

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    great photos. I have a bit of an FS aversion illogically (probably due to overexposure to it an an early age) but it looks great in this guise
     
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    Not so much exposure as me, I first saw it, according to my surviving notebooks at Kings Cross in 1959 and have been photographing it since it looked like this

    4472 Belle Isle 09-06-68.jpg
     
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    Great to see. Did 4079 get lined up with the A3 at any time?
     
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    No I think the consensus was the GW stuff should be kept out of the way and I don't think 4079 can be moved. I didn't see it so it may have still been in the workshop
     
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    Righto, thanks. I'd just seen on Facebook it had been given a coat of green for the weekend. I shall await the reunion one day
     
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    Does anybody know why, at the Monday am charter, the locos where facing each other and never moved in the whole three hours of the charter?
     
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    I have seen some pictures from Monday am and I think they did
     
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    There is a picture of this event on P5 of today's Daily Telegraph. Good publicity for Didcot
     
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    John, the only time Scotsman moved was after the charter had unofficially finished at about 9:15. No.9 was turned on Sunday night (and was meant to be turned again that night but we were running rather late at the end).

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    A selection of photos from two photo charters with 60103 and 60009 on Sunday evening and Monday morning.

    Didcot Night 60103 60009.002.jpg Didcot Night 60103 60009.003.jpg Didcot Night 60103 60009.005.jpg Didcot Night 60103 60009.001.jpg Didcot Night 60103 60009.004.jpg Didcot Morning.001.jpg Didcot Morning.003.jpg Didcot Morning.002.jpg
    Didcot Morning.004.jpg

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    Right I just knew I had seen a picture of them in different positions
     
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