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P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by class8mikado, Sep 13, 2013.

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  1. RAB3L

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    Full details here:

    https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2018/0...steam-locomotive-no-2007-prince-of-wales.html
     
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  2. Richard Roper

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    See it, say it... Sorted! That phrase will forever be ingrained in my head, thanks to Northern Rail!

    Richard.
     
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    .... "two hundred and six days remaining on current boiler ticket" ....
     
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    Does it matter? All it has to do is equal the design projections and if the Trust has been a little conservative in its projections then it is following in some very famous footsteps. It is always good to under promise and then over deliver.
     
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  5. martin1656

    martin1656 Nat Pres stalwart Friend

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    Followed by " Boiler wash out due in 72 Days, Mechanical check in 28 days "
     
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  6. class8mikado

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    Dont think it matters much, but it is part of the Mission Strapline... and due to a difference in wheel size the power curve will peak at a different point to a Princess Coronation e.g ' Building Britains most Powerfull* Locomotive *( upto 56 mph, currently in working order)
     
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    Needs a longer caveat ....... :Pompus:
     
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    ....meanwhile, in Darlington.....

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    Very much so. I really enjoy meeting him at the Roadshows and saying that I wish him well is far, far less than sufficient.
     
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    Indeed, could be argued that Prince of Wales is an Elliott rebuild of a Gresley design, great achievement and, at some point, legacy.
     
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    Ummmm.... what's happened with David Elliott? And please don't say "watch the video" or whatever.
     
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    David has revealed that he is suffering from stage 4 prostate cancer. He seems to be dealing with it very pragmatically, but it's very sad news.

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    Thank you for that: I wish him well. His contribution to so many modern steam projects is inestimable.
     
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    I am very sorry to hear about David Elliott's illness. I wish him well. I was fortunate enough to to attend a talk he gave at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and very very impressed by his ability to answer technical questions in detail without notes.

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    It's awful news, and I am so very sad to hear it. David is one of preservation's most inspirational figures, a real icon of our industry in terms of design and engineering.
     
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    Indeed not a very good situation. I spoke to him once, arriving at the works, and he remarked I looked flustered. I explained I'd had to swap a wheel due to a puncture on the A1 and thought I was lucky to be alive with the HGV's flying past. We then had a little chat about the P2, and he came over as thoroughly decent and knowledgeable gent. I join others in wishing the best for him.
     
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    It's was in the gents too...obviously my bladder was beckoning too......
     
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    I thought 60163 had steel tyres....


    Teeheee
     
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