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LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2015

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by mike1522, Dec 29, 2014.

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  1. twr12

    twr12 Well-Known Member

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    "Did you hear such and such has failed?"

    "No, what with?"

    "I don't know, I'm only repeating what someone told me/ I read on Faceache"
     
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    green five Resident of Nat Pres

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    No exact reason for her withdrawal was posted on here IIRC but in one of the mags it was reported that she required a front end overhaul so she returned to Carnforth. Whether this had anything to do with her incident at Weymouth (hitting and pushing the buffer stops) I do not know.
     
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    Well for starters the gland packing, again!
     
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    Duty Druid Resident of Nat Pres

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    Whatever was wrong & has been 'fixed', she really doesn't sound right.........
     
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    It never sounds right, even when it is.
     
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    @Ian Riley - are your Fives ready for another trip "dahn Souwff"?
     
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    Watching Stephen's video clip Tangmere sounds much better but I agree with others that some more fine tuning should be performed.
     
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  8. gricerdon

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    With Bulleid Pacifics it depends on how they are being worked and you cant really tell unless one is working hard with a heavy train. One of my best ever runs and tape recordings was 34057 on the 530 down when we held 70 mph up past Woking recovering from a tsr at Weybridge. Kent Yeti has a copy if my copy CD. The valves were way out but what an incredible noise and performance. Tangmere was also on top form on the last trip to Minehead.
     
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    Steamage Part of the furniture

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    The loudest noise is the air pump, which sounds a bit rough, but maybe that's not an indication of its condition? Tangmere has never had completely even value timing - no Bulleids do.
     
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    Have to be honest - with Tangmere in that video showing at least a bit of escaping steam when it shouldn't, I'd be a bit wary of taking her anywhere near Bath tomorrow. Extra trains are on for the Christmas market, Bath Rugby are expecting 13,000 in town for a home game vs Northampton so it will be queues at the station to be allowed on the platforms anyway. Tangmere having one of her sulks anywhere in that lot will start a riot! Hopefully though its just a bit noisy without being too detrimental to performance.
     
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    It is Tangmere but no update yet on realtime .
     
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    Now showing 8 early at Carnforth so looks like she is on the move. fingers crossed.
     
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    Just rolled through Preston with a 33 and POB in tow.
    [​IMG]
     
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    Same combination as yesterday. How's the forward visibility today, I wonder?
     
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    where is the pob?
     
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    Behind the 33


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    Any chance of the 33 coming with the train tomorrow. In the unlikely event of Tangmere having a strop, it might be nice to hear a 33 blasting out of Bath for old times sake - take me back to my school days when we used to watch them from the school yard hauling up from Bath Spa towards Oldfield Park!
     
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    just gone past Rugeley
     
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