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Register of existing steam loco tenders

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  1. hussar1028

    hussar1028 New Member

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    The Railway Heritage Register Partnership have just put a new register on the Vintage Carriage Trust website. This provides details on existing standard gauge steam locomotive tenders in the UK. It can be accessed at

    http://www.ten.vintagecarriagestrust.org/tens/tensearch.asp

    Altenatively you can go through the Vintage Carriage Trust website

    Any additional information and photographs are always welcome, there is a contact address on the website.
     
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    Would it be possible to add in a criteria of how it survived or its last useage?
    Such as Snowplough, Sludge Carrier, Weed Killer train, Steel Works slab carrier etc
     
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    There's a surprising number of LNER 4200 gal examples converted as snowploughs. They are probably too butchered to be restoable as such but ought to be a great source of wheels, axleboxes, buffers etc to help keep the existing preserved locos provided for - plus (dare I say it) the odd B17, J39 replica!
     
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    More than happy to add in this sort of information though it would go in the notes section rather than on a separate line. Almost all of the tenders that have survived were last used as tenders rather than the uses mentioned above. In general information on the last locomotive the tender was coupled to in BR days is avoided as record keeping towards the end of steam declined and it is thought plenty of tender swaps went unrecorded. If you have any information though on later uses of tenders please submit it via the email address on the Register website and it will be added to the records.
     
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    Thanks for that link Tom. I'll create a record in the next few days

    Justin
     

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