John_Hughes Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 The VoR have got themselves a Garrett; video of its arrival here. There was some talk of borrowing one of the WHR examples a couple of years back, but this one seems to be for keeps. Now they'll have to extend the headshunts at both ends of the line to accommodate it! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher125 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) Now they'll have to extend the headshunts at both ends of the line to accommodate it! Already done it seems, and they've modified at least one watering facility IIRC. Edited July 21, 2017 by Christopher125 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D854_Tiger Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 The VoR have got themselves a Garrett; video of its arrival here. There was some talk of borrowing one of the WHR examples a couple of years back, but this one seems to be for keeps. Now they'll have to extend the headshunts at both ends of the line to accommodate it! Seems a bit over the top for the VoR. Have they obtained it simply because they can or is there some wider requirement for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Seems a bit over the top for the VoR. Have they obtained it simply because they can or is there some wider requirement for it. Not really over the top. The motive power situation has always been a little sticky; in the '50s and '60s it was quite common for all three locos to be working day after day in the peak season, with no spare availability at all - not even a diesel rescue engine. Only two of the 'original' - i.e. GWR - three are available now, and even when the third comes back on line it still won't leave a lot of spare capacity; if I were the General Manager I'd be on tenterhooks all summer. Of course, in Cambrian days it was a regular thing to borrow Palmerston from the Ffestiniog in the peak season, and when this was re-enacted a couple of years back it proved very popular. And the little England engine proved surprisingly capable, able to take one coach more than its supposed limit. And I'm sure it'll draw the crowds when it's put to proper work. I can't wait... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterfgf Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Seems a bit over the top for the VoR. Have they obtained it simply because they can or is there some wider requirement for it. I think the railway has some substantial experience to draw upon (please correct me if wrong) as it was once owned the Brecon Mountain Railway. There still appears to be some sort of link between the two. Peterfgf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I read on another forum that the Garrett is privately owned, and will be available for occasional use, rather than being in regular service. I don't know any more though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) The one T Garret is a loft, The two T Garratt chuffs so soft, But I wil bet a silken lariat There isn't any three T garr(e/a)ttt! (With apologies to Hilaire Belloc.) Edited July 24, 2017 by 34theletterbetweenB&D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 From what i understand the engine is privately owned and the VoR is overhauling the engine for the owner, at which point it will be available for occasional use by the railway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 The one T Garret is a loft, The two T Garratt chuffs so soft, But I wil bet a silken lariat There isn't any three T garr(e/a)ttt! (With apologies to Hilaire Belloc.) Ogden Nash, surely? From what i understand the engine is privately owned and the VoR is overhauling the engine for the owner, at which point it will be available for occasional use by the railway I gather that this is indeed the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 **** Garratt, A not E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brack Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 From what i understand the engine is privately owned and the VoR is overhauling the engine for the owner, at which point it will be available for occasional use by the railway They (or the notorious collection X) already have a NGG13 of course, maybe they'll use it as a learning exercise on how to fix one up? presumably this means that the railway is getting some cash paid in for the workshop time - anythign that keeps a workshop in operation can't be bad, regardless of where it ends up working. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Ogden Nash, surely? I plead galloping ageing. I remember 'everything', but not necessarily in the correct conjunction... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted July 28, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28, 2017 Where has it come from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Where has it come from? South Africa, via Switzerland, I gather. Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall5 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 It is on extended loan from a group of volunteers running the Schinznacher Baumschulebahn near Zurich. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted July 28, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28, 2017 It is on extended loan from a group of volunteers running the Schinznacher Baumschulebahn near Zurich. Ray. I thought that corporal punishment had been banned or have I lost something in the translation of Schinznacher Baumschulebahn? Regards Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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