Until a controlled test is performed on an unrebuilt Bulleid, the theories may never be answered......but lets not forget that when 35022 was...
Official version gives 433 minutes of delays caused by the Martin Mill incident, owing to the further delays to service trains when Tangmere...
Wish i was on this trip.......hope it's a great run and a good day out for all on board!!
Didn't Tangmere have a few air brake compressor problems years ago when first certified for mainline running? And wasn't it found to be faulty...
Apart from days in early 1967, "trainspotting" at Basingstoke, and seeing (mainly)rebuilt Bulleids storming through at great speeds, the early...
One may expect to find his name spelt wrongly, in say, the Sun newspaper.......but on a forum of railfans, it's pretty dire to get his name wrong!!
Further to the previous post, I found this site (link below) which mentions both tours and has a photo of the 34102 Lapford...
Yes, Bryan, it's a bit yellowed and the photo is not clear enough to read the loco number, shows it at Selsdon, but will attempt to copy and post...
Great memories! I didn't know about that run through MY local station of Elmers End...............but I do remember seeing 34108 (I think) going...
Oh, and on a related basis, found this site through the Nine Elms Enginemens site, some interesting stuff here too!...
Anyone know what's up with Tangmere? I assume she's up north for a routine service?
I once received very bad service on a Steam Dreams Canterbury 35005 trip in 2003, I think it was................. Nothing to do with Steam Dreams...
Glad people are enjoying it, so much on there, I keep finding new tales all the time!
You might find him mentioned there, or see a photo? That sounds like a unique tattoo!
Just wondered if many Southern steam fans have visited the Nine Elms enginemens site? http://www.svsfilm.com/nineelms/ Brilliant site, lots...
Happy New Year to everyone! Not sure if this subject has been discussed on here in the past, but with some good climbs (especially) performed...
I've read that the rebuilds were 7P 6F...............but as far as I know, this classification was never shown on any cabside photo I've ever...
Hmmmm, yes maybe I'm a bit muddled here, but in all the books, say "the Observers Book Of Steam Locomotives" etc... (showing my age here!), the...
Oh yes, max tractive effort always quoted at 85% of boiler pressure!
Seems people are going off the thread a bit, with the "what constitutes a decade" argument! It's still 34067 Tangmere for me, highest mileage...
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