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Bluebell Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by Jamessquared, Feb 16, 2013.

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  1. Dan Hill

    Dan Hill Part of the furniture

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    I remember it going to the NYMR and then the Bluebell, I can't remember the exact reason beyond needing to use a wheeldrop. I certainly remember seeing 34028 making some surprise movements at Sheffield Park during Giants of Steam in 2006.
     
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    "Eddystone" came in late 2006 to use the wheel drop. As I recall, one (or more) of the driving wheel sets was swapped for those from "Sidmouth" using the Bluebell's wheel drop; the loco then remained through into 2007 on loan. From reading the SLL website, it seems to imply the swap was temporary, with the "Sidmouth" wheels now under "Sir Keith Park" and "Sir Keith Park"'s wheels earmarked for Sidmouth - which presumably means "Eddystone" is back on its own wheels.

    The wheelsets in the yard at Sheffield Park are not driving wheels though, but carrying wheels. I'm not sure of the source but I seem to recall they were at West Hoathly for a long while before moving to Sheffield Park.

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