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26032. Queen St. 7th September 1988

26007. Leeds. 24th February 1990

26014. Perth. 16th September 1994

D5353 (27007). Alton. 4th March 1995

D5351 (27005). Bo'ness. Kinneil. 31st July 1996

26004, both ends of 27001. Oxenhope. 31st July 1999 

 

 

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27066. Lydney Junction. 26th June 2004

27066. Lydney Junction. 29th July 2006

26038. Barry. 6th May 2012

D5370 (27024). Haverthwaite. 5th August 2012

D5343 (26043). Cheltenham Racecourse. 2nd August 2015

D5343 (26043). Norchard. 4th September 2016

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1 hour ago, Tim Hall said:

27066. Lydney Junction. 26th June 2004

27066. Lydney Junction. 29th July 2006

26038. Barry. 6th May 2012

D5370 (27024). Haverthwaite. 5th August 2012

D5343 (26043). Cheltenham Racecourse. 2nd August 2015

D5343 (26043). Norchard. 4th September 2016

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Couldn't help thinking how wrong that looked yet couldn't put my finger on why, then I realised it is simply that the yellow end goes slightly higher than normal, amazing how a small detail difference can affect perception!

 

Jim

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13 minutes ago, luckymucklebackit said:

 

Couldn't help thinking how wrong that looked yet couldn't put my finger on why, then I realised it is simply that the yellow end goes slightly higher than normal, amazing how a small detail difference can affect perception!

 

Jim

Jim, its not wrong, 26043 was unqiue and carried the yellow ends like that in service :)

 

it is possible that when I get it back into service it may lost that look if there's time to repaint it.

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Just now, pheaton said:

Jim, its not wrong, 26043 was unqiue and carried the yellow ends like that in service :)

Yes, I've recently seen a photo of it, probably in one of the Strathwood books...

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Sorry Guys, I wasn't making any criticism of the team that preserved it, that particular paint job just makes the loco end look somewhat odd, somehow it manages to make the windows look smaller, my first thought was that it makes it look like a Lima class 33 conversion:D (of which I have an example)

 

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2 hours ago, luckymucklebackit said:

Sorry Guys, I wasn't making any criticism of the team that preserved it, that particular paint job just makes the loco end look somewhat odd, somehow it manages to make the windows look smaller, my first thought was that it makes it look like a Lima class 33 conversion:D (of which I have an example)

 

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No offence taken Jim ;)

 

part of the issue is that the 26s were eventually given class 27 windscreens to try and standardise the glazing, along with a number of other cost savings and when 043 got its full yellow ends back, and more recently when they were repainted.....before I found a severe engine defect on an oil change, ive had no. ends of people saying the yellow ends are wrong :)

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it does survive, its gone home (Scotland) to be restored, the reason for such extreme measures on the bodywork, was that 27007 was sold before the asbestos rules came into force, and being an un-refurbished vac only 27 it still had its eh hem...insulation...the results were the result of full removal.

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At one time 27014 was the last vacuum brake only mainline diesel loco running in Scotland (or was it the UK?). Don't recall whether it was dual braked before withdrawal or not - possibly not as at that time the 27s were on the way out with the 26s receiving overhaul and Railfreight livery.

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Apologies for the poor quality (I don't have access to a scanner so it's a photo of a photo) but I thought this was worthy of uploading just because it's a perfect train for a small space.

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26038 at Perth on 25 August 1983. I think it was substituting for a DMU.

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On 22/01/2019 at 22:33, 96701 said:

No idea where this was taken of 26046, other than somewhere in Scotland.

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27016 and 27105 at Queen Street.

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27025 I know not where.

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27044 at I think Arisaig.

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Arisaig

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Fort William - original station

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Back to Queen Street.

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Perth

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Glenfinnan viaduct

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Good Lord! look at the size of those midges!

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