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RTC Flying Scotsman/Black 5s to Carlisle 23rd January

Discussie in 'What's Going On' gestart door gricerdon, 8 dec 2015.

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  1. Spamcan81

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    Don't you dare! :)
     
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    Where's that American one Ian that was on the Standard & 48? Now that would be interesting lol......
     
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    Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Cue thread drift and whistle froth!
     
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    From recollections of SLOA tours when I was a kid in the late 70's and early 80's Scotsman has always had a dreadfully weak whistle.

    I must confess seeing 45407 attached for the test runs my first thought was she had been attached to provide a decent whistle?
     
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    I know how to fix whistles, I will tell you how to fix it given some critical info or I could take a look at it. I to prefer hotters.
     
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  6. martin1656

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    How about an American natham chime whistle , :):):):) that should get them frothing at the mouth assuming the boiler can keep up with the steam demand :)
     
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    What about a pair of Deltic horns.....that'd make the buggas sit up and take notice!;)
     
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  8. Duty Druid

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    Last I looked - 5's have a wussy hooter & NOT a proper whistle! ;)

    I mean Stanier goes & builds a half decent loco in the Duchess :p and then goes & fits one o them things on it, never mind. :rolleyes:
     
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    Didn't he adopt the idea from the Caley?
     
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  10. RalphW

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    Oh go on, you know it makes sense....
     
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    The Heywood section is passed to 60mph for this eventuality.
     
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    Wasn't she fitted with a chime whistle, located under the footplate, during her tour of Australia to accompany the bell whistle when required?

    Would be a lovely idea for the WCME, considering her guise is incorporating various little modifications of build and livery throughout various stages of her life. Now could we go as far as to suggest the American bell and cowcatcher too? ;)
     
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    :Banhappy::Banhappy::Banhappy::Banhappy:
     
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    Good on you Ian for putting everyone straight and telling it as it is, "the truth."
     
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    No idea!

    LNER is my poison. :)

    Shame 60019 isn't still on the MHR........ :(

    Though I do like our 5 - you know when its coming up t'hill by its bark!

    So............................. in a vain attempt to get this thread somewhere back on track - I for one am looking forward to the day she hits the metals on the MHR - to see & hear working up the bank - magic!! :):):):):)
     
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    What bank??:D
     
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    :(:(:(:(
     
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    Ha Ha :rolleyes: Have you experienced the 'alps'?........

    At least the black 'un has to actually do some work & depending who's on the reg depends on what bark it makes, where as Gresley's finest just romps up. :)
     
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  19. Steve

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    Well I've been for a ride. I must have missed the' bank'/'Alps'.;)
     
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  20. Duty Druid

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    Sarky sod :rolleyes:
     
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