rasalmon Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Are we overlooking the fact that the GCR now has about the best collection of BR Standards & great skills in restoring them? 3 working, 5 total + the 'Clan' to come. A 4MT would be useful (2-6-4T)? Dava Of course, the Bluebell Railway still has the largest collection of BR standards, 7 of them, including the only surviving named 5MT, and what will be, when reconstruction is finished, the only 2MT tank. There were 8 for a couple of years, while 92212 was visiting. Now, what is "the best collection" if of course subjective, and we probably don't need to argue that - the collections are "different"... and at present there are sadly none actually working on the Bluebell, although 73082 and 80151 are on their way back to service (73082 Camelot in the next few months). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Boar Fell Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Worth mentioning that next weekend 92214 (as 92220) will be joined by visiting 92212 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted June 3, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 3, 2015 'Best' collection of BR standards would by definition include a 9F and Britannia.... I wonder if the GCR might host 71000 again someday? That could make 3 Pacific's when the Clan is built! A 4MT tank would round out the collection nicely. They perform well when visiting. Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 92912 Posted June 22, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2015 92214 was running as 92220 at the model weekend, the first photo shows it approaching Leicester North on Friday 19/6/15 and second one is at Swithland on Sunday 21/06/15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 If I owned a 9f, I would paint it SDJR blue ; so there ! Better late than never? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Surely a 9F is the perfect loco to show what a steam engine would have looked like in BR blue with double arrows, if only they had lasted a bit longer ? Maybe, although I'd have gone with the Vale of Rheidol locos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted June 23, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2015 Often thought that the last steam engine built for BR should have been called 'Death Star'... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Maybe, although I'd have gone with the Vale of Rheidol locos. Nice thought but in the 'brave new age of whitehot technology' (politician-speak), the reality was BR wished to portray standard gauge steam as dirty and outmoded hence the dictat 'minimal maintenance and no cleaning'. Trouble was, the workforce was so pi$$ed off with redundancies that they wouldn't clean diesels either. So no way would steam locos have been given corporate blue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted June 28, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2015 Bit cheeky but I must plug the GCR's dining train service from yesterday lunchtime. This is a great value deal in that one gets a First Class Day Rover (£15/£13) and the sit down/service at table meal (which was excellent by the way) for the overall price. I don't normally consider eating on trains as one misses the linside action, however for a more 'social' occasion this was ideal and if taken in the summer there is plenty of time to do other stuff before and after the dining and there is daylight. Top marks for the young staff too; very professional and thoughtful. Phil @36E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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