roythebus Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Isle of Wight Railway Railway test run the Ivatt tank today for the first time using the newly-installed air brake equipment. No doubt there will be pictures on their website. According to reports there's been a few snags as to be expected but these will be sorted within a few days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I hope to be going over this year to see her again, last time 1967 Nine Elms Shed, look at my averter, you see what I mean. Mind you I do not remember seeing her at the time as I was only a year and six month old ,Funny thing was I know nothing about this photo and had built Torrington line that she ran on and had the model, then a few years' later my father pulled out of his photo collection me standing next to 41298, I have documented the history of this loco from the day it was built, until its last days with BR and have collected a large number of photo's/Film of her. Well done the IOW railway for getting her this far. Darren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t8hants Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I am part of the Havenstreet 40's weekend organisers and she was brought up to pressure on Sunday for final tinkering with the Westinghouse pump. Then apparently she went for several complete runs pulling the carriage stock early Monday morning setting off just before 7:30, unfortunatly I was home in bed for this momentous occasion, so I didn't witness the event, but I was told the 75 tons draw wieght did cause any conncern. There was a bit more shuffling about the station complex during the morning, which I believe was so more crew could have a brief taste, but I'm show and events so I could be wrong. Posted below is a picture taken on Sunday. Gareth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted July 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2015 Glorious! If only we could see her pulling into Torrington.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t8hants Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I thought you might like to see another picture. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 OH deep Joy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Looks superb. So far, even though I'm a regular visitor to the island, I've managed to miss each test run! I'll be there from the 24th for a week and I usually get a day or 2's volunteering in with the C&W so hopefully it'll be up and about again. JF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher125 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 41298 is now regular use, as can be seen in this great video I've just come across of her and W11 on Good Friday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NifHnfvhMw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2016 Nice to see a preservation railway with the right rolling stock (even if they may had to cheat a bit with some of the running gear). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Fill in the running plate gap ahead of the cylinders, re-number 84014, and the job is complete - despite a 50 year time gap . Seriously it'll be good to see, as I saw 41298 many times at Nine Elms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebell Model Railway Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Was down there first day of the season, 17th March I think, was a nice day for it, will take some getting used to much larger loco compared to anything else... also did a good deed for the day, when the island line lost power, and the Ivatt collected all the passengers from the Island line and dropped them off at Havenstreet... was amusing as the loco is newer than the 1938 tube stock... That's the Isle of Wight for you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBs_NmCBJK8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 There was a FB post saying that the bunker may have to be enlarged in true IoW fashion as someone (rumoured to be a Bluebell fireman) ran out of coal 2 days ago! And no, it's not an April 1st joke either!! John Faulkner has been posting some beautiful pictures on various FB groups, if anyone here is on the British railways Old School group or Lost Boys, I tend to copy them to there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Comparing photographs of this loco when it went to the IOW to these photographs shows what a wonderful job has been done with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t8hants Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 It's a joy to see 'Ivatt the Engine' at work at long last, but having grown up with the O2's it don't half seem strange to see such a 'big' loco on the Island. Looking forward to the return of 61313. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 A B1 on the Island, now that is interesting ?!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 It's nice to see a line using old coaches rather than the usual mk 1s. What are they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWCR Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 On this train LBSC bogie carriages dating between 1903 & 1924 Other carriages on the line include 3 SECR bogies from 1911 (Currently out of traffic) 6 off 4 wheelers: 4 LCDR, 1 LBSC, 1 NLR (all operational) All ran on the Island pre preservation except one of the LBSC bogies (and that is of a type which did) A Mk1 free zone Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyrman Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Believe it or not a 9F is within axle loadings! I like it also because it worked Lymington Branch. So its local! Its interesting when you see the Brighton drawings of the proposed modifications. I modelled 84014 as per the BR design office drawings. You can see there was an obvious attempt to make the 84's to expensive to modifiy. Modifications included Shaving an 1" both side from the buffer beam both ends. Dropping the cab by 1" or 3" , cannot remember from memory! Fitting three air res tanks between frames. Here are the odd one that make no sense. Repositioning of handrails on the bunker (not sure why as there should not be fouling). Casting of a special chimney when there were plenty of 4MT ones that could have done? The recessing in the water tank of the drivers brake valve resovoir, when there was plenty of room elsewhere in the cab? Very odd design ideas and ones that reak of being purposely made too difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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