Lyd

If you kow how to access the FR Webcams - Lyd is right now sunting stock at Porthmadog Harbour Station

 

Sorry it's the exitement. That should have read If you know how to access the FR webcams - Lyd is right now shunting stock.....

 

Ah took a while but they loaded, I can see her!!

 

I was not querying the general policy, it seems fairly sensible to run in and then apply the top coat for a new build. Rather that in this case having already painted the tanks green, lined them etc it seemed a bit to piant over them.

Looking on the web cam it looks a fair size, which I never really appreciated from looking at old pictures. I always though they were rather slight!

 

The old paint on the tanks was very hash and certainly was not lined out.

 

OK but they had Southern written on them in fairly large letters. Thanks for the response though. I had always assumed that they had a been completed to basic normal top coat standard whilst waiting to be fitted, hence it seemed a bit odd to paint over.

 

The lettering was Vinyl (and beginning to peel off)!

 

so who has a vid of Lyd crossing the Cob?

 

Good to see that the NP tradition of greeting the debut of yet another fantastic steam machine with a moan about the paint is still alive and well then. Give me strength.

 

I know what you mean! ESPECIALLY when there is a good reason a particular was chosen...

Argh, now I know she is alive and steaming I am becoming impatient for more pics, videos etc!!

 

More photos like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisparry/sets/72157624537558379/

and more video like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ll5HF_4vOU

perhaps?

Enjoy! :thumb:


Charlie

P.S. Re. whistles - she has two, one of which (if I remember correctly) is a replica of the 'original'. However it is quite shrill and not too popular with the FR management...

 

Err, yes thats what I had in mind! Thank you for posting! She is so much more imposing then I thought!

Sooo the FR management dislike the authentic whistle? I wonder what it sounds like...

 

I like it in black!!!
it just needs a cycling lion on the tank sides and jobs a good'un

(runs for cover )

seriously though, a big well done to the Boston Lodge crew.

 

Horrible - it's really only suitable as a shunting whistle. The whistle heard in my video is the second, large whistle...

I'm working on more photos right now, should be posted to fotopic later tonight - I'll let you know when...

:typing:

 

Ok - here you go then...

More photos uploaded to News Desk - August 2010 - no captions yet, but you should be able to work out what's going on...

Think I've just about covered all angles for you!

hoto:

 

Wow, she really is big! Stunning Photos Roger, and nice to see two loverly lady drivers too

 

all i can say is......phwoar! hope she runs as well as she looks!

 

Tis nice to see ms broadhurst got a look in on her!

 

Hope you're referring to 'Lyd'..! :eyebrows:

Yes - although the two lady drivers aren't (Drivers that is, not not ladies...).

Dawn - with the pigtails - is Boston Lodge's newest employee, while Emma - with the bob (That's a hairstyle, not a reference to Bob Yates standing behind her) - is a fireman.

The two ladies (That's Dawn and Emma - not 'Linda' and 'Blanche') were given the honour of fitting the regulator lever - the first time this has been installed on 'Lyd'...

 

I think she looks lovely in black no need to bling her up with lining etc...