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Schools Class on a Ballast Train

Discussie in 'Steam Traction' gestart door Edward, 12 mrt 2010.

  1. Edward

    Edward Member

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    Looking at the photos on this thread:

    http://railways.national-preservati...uot-Bridge-amp-Wheels-Appeal-quot-NYMR/page17

    Has a Schools ever been used on a ballast working before?

    That wasn't posed for the camera either. The shed 08 was needed on the depot, and the serviceable mainline diesels are the wrong side of the bridge.
     
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  2. TonyMay

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    possibly -- passenger engines were often put to such mundane uses once they'd been displaced from their original intended duties by diesels -- work for which often they were not particularly suited.
     
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    61624 Part of the furniture

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    I wonder why 30926 was chosen for this work - one would have thought 76079 woudl have been better suited to the job.
     
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    it was chosen for this job because it was organised by one of the people involved in replacing the bridge and he wanted this locomotive.
     
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    andy-61264 New Member Loco Owner

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    Can't argue with that lol
     
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