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GWSR 28/11/09 - 5619 facing....?

Discussie in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' gestart door Mighty Mogul, 24 nov 2009.

  1. Mighty Mogul

    Mighty Mogul Well-Known Member

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    Thinking of popping over to Toddington this Saturday. 5619 is rostered - but anyone know which direction she is currently facing?

    TIA

    Craig
     
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    5619 was facing south (from Toddington to Cheltenham) when it pulled our train last Saturday - 21 November so I presume it will be the same this weekend. A very smart and, I would imagine, useful locomotive. Not quite as elegant as a large "Prairie" tank to me but a good loco for heritage railways just the same.
     
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    Yes I took a couple of B & W pics on Saturday - in the rain! -I will post them tomorrow.
     
  4. Mighty Mogul

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    Thanks for the info. Agree about the look of the 0-6-2Ts - always appear to me as though they're tripping over their feet when running forwards - just don't look quite balanced. Useful powerful locos though.
     
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    Good powerful effective locos - I'm really glad 5619 is on the GWSR.

    I'm still playing with last Saturday's pics in Photoshop to try and get something decent to upload - it was a very dark wet day! I enjoyed the ride though and the 2807 AGM - hope my name is legible this year!!
     
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    Finally got round to posting a couple
     

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