76079

Yes, Eastleigh also fitted four lifting brackets to the cab roof.

 

I didn’t notice that and being a railway modeller too I usually look out for such details. While on the subject of accuracy both Galatea’s alternative identities are wrong, both Alberta and Sierra Leone were straight throatplate boilered engines with shorter fireboxes. The long firebox engines started from 5654.

 

Hi John, still around but not much to shoot at nowadays, to much repetition same old shot syndrome .I probably be up in October. Theres always the real ale bar near Weatherspoons to quench ones thirst.

 

Still plenty of different locations up there but the ones I want to do but most involve long walks, perhaps I should have done those 20 years ago!

 

Yes plenty up there John just tired of same old shots down here.

 

Cheers Al

 

76079 running as former Ft William loco 76001 makes a very rare appearance on 23rd May 2004 with a private charter to Mallaig.

 

To follow on from

This is the pair shortly after leaving Ardlui heading home. The water in the background is the top end of Loch Lomond for those who don’t know the area