Once in a Blue Moon - 60007 60163 & 6023 5th & 6th April

A unique gathering at Didcot:

http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/events/galas.html

 

Sorry can somebody edit the title, 60007, 60163 and 6023!!!!

(I've a one track mind )

 

Nah, leave it as it is ;-)

 

Already being discussed here

https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/blue-gala-at-didcot.229113

 

Do you mean its not these two:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bantam61668/7190715452/in/set-72157632628482917
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bantam61668/12155102143/in/set-72157631994400426

Shame....

 

Funny, I could never see what had been done to 6024 to get her to fit on the mainline, but as soon as that picture loaded up I saw the difference on 6023, even from the low angle

 

6023 is now what you could call a "Max Power"* King. The footplate crew now have to wear their baseball caps back to front and their trousers half-way down their legs................



*Who remembers that modified car magazine? http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=max+power+magazine&qpvt=max+power+magazine&FORM=IGRE

 

It's the safety valve bonnet on 6023/4 that does it looks wise, the chimney on 6023 you can just about get away with looks wise.

 

Hmmm, been rostered driver for the King on Saturday,... Its been a long time since I had a go one one.
Now where did I put my name plaque that fits on the cab side spring retainers?

 

Should be a great event. Hoping to get there early for the opening Commemoration service:http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/news/latest.html#news01

"A short commemoration service for Sir Nigel Gresley and Charles Collett will be held on 5 April at 10am, finishing with all three locomotives simultaneously sounding their whistles for 1 minute."

What a sound that will be. I wonder if they will use both whistles on 60163?

 

A superb sight posted here:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...12261.161421647218065&type=1&relevant_count=1

Roll on tomorrow! There is due to be a report on Meridian News this evening at 6pm (ITV 1).

 

My humble efforts from a sadly shortened visit this morning to this excellent gathering

http://cliffjones.zenfolio.com/once_in_a_blue_moon_didcot

 

Just my opinion but they wouldn't be quite so "humble" if they didn't have a chuffing great copyright sign plastered on them. Never got beyond the index page I'm afraid.

 

A selection of my photos from last nights Neil Cave/Timeline Productions photo charter can be found at http://paulsimpson.zenfolio.com/p728619708.
Thanks to Neil and all the staff and volunteers involved at the DRC.

 

Hi
Feedback genuinely appreciated
Wasn't keen on it myself but was encouraged by someone whose advice I value to use one
On reflection I think I will remove them
Cheers
Cliff

 

It's a discussion that crops up on all manner of forums where photography is concerned. I appreciate people not wanting their images pirated but to keep track of every publication and web site likely to be interested in using them is an impossible task. If it was a UK site or publication then you have recourse to law but if by some coincidence you found out it was in a Japanese magazine are you going to bother about suing somebody on the other side of the world?

 

MidlandRed, take my advice, move the watermark to a corner and reduce the opacity - that way it'll be less intrusive, but still there!

Anyway, back to topic, going from the weather report tomorrow looks like its going to be a tad on the wet side - oh joy!!

Weather a side I'm looking forward to seeing the blue sisters (or, ahem, should that be nuns?) together.

 

A few more pictures from Friday nights event. Thanks to Neil,David & the Didcot volunteers for an enjoyable evening.
http://stephenleek.smugmug.com/Railwayphotos-1/Once-in-a-Blue-Moon-Didcot/i-WP3GzT6