45568 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Thanks to 7007 for drawing my attention to this in the Hornby Prairie thread. To see a locomotive whose last example was withdrawn two years after I was born is remarkable. Full credit to those involved at Didcot. Cheers from Oz, Peter C. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted April 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2019 Great to see a lost class come back into being. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 The valve timings sound a bit off, but early days yet and all things considered they're just about there. Well done to the boys at Didcot. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2019 Wow amazing to see. its an odd looking beast... very rectangular at the front end when viewed head on, disproportionate height and in cab shape between tender and footplate, and uneven spacing of driving wheels... theres not much gap between the front two driving wheels... I cant wait to see this loco for real, Didcot always impresses. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted April 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2019 Fantastic achievement for all involved. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenway Park Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Fantastic news, will this be permitted on the main network or will it be restricted to heritage railways? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted April 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2019 Wonderful work! She looks beautiful: well done to the build team. She just needs the Fox Tranfers and she will be good to go! Regards, Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthesod4479 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Where is all the steam coming from in between the frames? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, bobthesod4479 said: Where is all the steam coming from in between the frames? It's coming from the cylinder cocks and the snifters either side of the saddle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthesod4479 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I dont know much about steam locos! building a 5in gauge B17, but the cyl cocks i can understand. However snifting valves are usually connected to the inlet side of the superheater and when the regulator is opened is closed by steam pressure. When the regulator is closed, the snifter valves opens usually by gravity( well it does on my loco) to allow air through the superheater tubes so they do not burn. The amount of steam coming out from between the frames looks more like leaky joints. BUT as it is a GW loco i guess they did thing differently lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 16 hours ago, Fenway Park said: ...will this be permitted on the main network?... The potential for this surely depends on whether it has been built within the current gauge limits and equipment fit required by Network Rail, and then also its operational suitability. (The lever reverse strikes me as a fairly scary feature attached to a pair of valves actuated by engines capable of developing a thousand horse. The past is a foreign country, they did things very differently there...) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, adb968008 said: Wow amazing to see. its an odd looking beast... very rectangular at the front end when viewed head on, disproportionate height and in cab shape between tender and footplate, and uneven spacing of driving wheels... theres not much gap between the front two driving wheels... I cant wait to see this loco for real, Didcot always impresses. GWR standard 7' 0"+ 7' 9" common for large 6 coupled locos (except King and Great Bear) Stars & Castles have the same size wheels so would have the same clearance. The wheel treads would be 7" apart but the flanges somewhat closer. Edited April 7, 2019 by melmerby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted April 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 7, 2019 18 hours ago, adb968008 said: Wow amazing to see. its an odd looking beast... very rectangular at the front end when viewed head on, disproportionate height and in cab shape between tender and footplate, and uneven spacing of driving wheels... theres not much gap between the front two driving wheels... Yes it's an important reminder of how shocking Churchward's locos must have seemed when they first appeared Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2019 Double header ! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserClarke Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Some more double headed action, including a sneaky view of the footplate... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Chris Chewter Posted April 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2019 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Excellent coach interior coverage! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27, 2019 Are lamp brackets correct for the period? When did the GWR change from sockets? I've just answered my own questions by looking in Russell! Nos 98 & 100 had sockets when new but within in a couple of years (by the time the main batches were built) they had the what we recognise as normal GWR pattern amp irons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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