Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

IR does have another Bulleid Pacific that he is involved with, namely 34007. I think that may be much more advanced than 35009 which has been on the back burner for some years.

Peter

 

Doesn't that belong to someone else though? Doesn't seem a likely source of a borrowed tender.

 

Regarding tenders, I did hear that 34007 might be exchanging tenders with another of SLL's stable, on account that it has a greater water capacity where as the one thats being worked on at Ropley is of a smaller capacity , SLL has build new tender chassis before, and it wouldn't be that hard to build a new one for 35009, along with a new tank, the wheel castings are availible, .

 

I suppose there's potential for economies of scale as SLL will need to build tenders for Brocklebank, Sidmouth and Sir Fred. Although there again I suppose they could just rotate them as other locos come out of service. Four tenders across seven locos seems manageable.

 

I wasn't referring to tenders or ownership. The topic of this thread is Bulleid Pacifics and IR is currently doing a contract overhaul of 34007. I suggest that he is given time to finish that job before worrying about tenders for 35009. We haven't even had the MN livery discussion yet.

Peter

 

34007 is receiving 34072’s tender, according to the latest SLL news bulletin. 34072’s current tender has 5,500 gallons, whereas a new-build high-sided tender originally for use on 34007 is 4,500.

 

Indeed, thus allowing the SLL in turn to fulfil a long held desire to have at least one high-sided tender to pair with one of their two original 'spam cans', which I I have to say does best suit them in my opinion.