The Rail Enthusiast thread

[User16390]

[QUOTE 3605491, member: 45"]Gordon is one of my lasting childhood memories. They need to return him to steam.[/QUOTE]

I think I would be more excited than the children.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I think I would be more excited than the children.

Pffft!! I want a REAL Thomas train back running again..... The Co - Bo (Bo Co)!!

 

[Paulus]

The class 15? I take it, made by Metropolitan Vickers

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

The class 15? I take it, made by Metropolitan Vickers

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THE CLASS 28!!

The class 15s were British Thompson Houston (BTH).

 

[Paulus]

I stand corrected. I was a little unsure of my facts.

There used to be four BTH's at Finsbury Park shed in the 70's used for carriage/ loco heating units, but the numbers escape my failing memory.

Edit, found them
Original Number Departmental number Location Withdrawn Disposal[4]
D8203 DB968003 Finsbury Park (FP) 1981 cut up 1981
D8233 DB968001 Finsbury Park (FP) 1982 preserved
D8237 DB968002 Finsbury Park (FP) 1982 cut up 1985
D8243 DB968000 Finsbury Park (FP) 1989 cut up 1991

 

[classic33]

Pffft!! I want a REAL Thomas train back running again..... The Co - Bo (Bo Co)!!

Why not Bert & 'Arry, Devious?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Nah, Bo Co all the way thanks!!



..... Well, until the Crosley engines failed anyway

 

[subaqua]

I visited these at Bodmin and Wenford restoration shed waaaay back in 2004, and 2005 .
[QUOTE 3605592, member: 45"]These are proper Thomas engines...

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[subaqua]

[QUOTE 3605613, member: 45"]I think they're still there.[/QUOTE]
they didn't look like that then though. were looking a little sadder . hmmmm might have to go back this year

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Who cares?? I just want to see the 'Wonderloaf' (Co-Bo..... Bo Co) running again for the first time since about 1968!!

Its the last of it's kind too.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I was at the SVR Gala on sunday too. Here are a few snaps:

One of Gordon's little brothers - Austerity 2-8-0 90733

Auto tank 1450 which was doing "local" services between a couple of stations.

Exchanging tokens.

The LNWR "Coal Tank" arriving at Arley

 

[classic33]

Who cares?? I just want to see the 'Wonderloaf' (Co-Bo..... Bo Co) running again for the first time since about 1968!!

Its the last of it's kind too.

Running under its own steam!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Running under its own steam!

The way things are going, quite possibly!


Seriously though, I wonder if they were fitted with steam heat

 

[subaqua]

theres an electric blue class 86 at willesden/stonebridge at the moment . saw it on the way back from MK today.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

theres an electric blue class 86 at willesden/stonebridge at the moment . saw it on the way back from MK today.

Probably 86259 Les Ross