34theletterbetweenB&D Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Anyone else spot this during last night's episode of the 'British Pathe' retrospective on BBC4? Seen in middle background of a film shot in Iraq, heading a train is the hybrid form of Bugatti/Stanier streamlining with a ruddy great headlight on top. It can only be one of the three RSH built pacific streamliners that saw service in Iraq surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 You mean this thing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I think I saw the same program, should be available in iplayer. Can't find the exact clip though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 You mean this thing? That very thing. Had no idea there was colour footage of one actually running. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattog Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Looks like a weapon of mass destruction. You mean this thing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 10, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2011 You mean this thing? I wonder were they copied the design from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Just a minor point of order (no pun intended), there were actually four of these locos built (RSH 6982-5), but the last one IR 504 KIRKUK was lost en route. To my eyes they look more like the streamlined German Pacifics (that's to put an end to arguments as to whether they owed their design to Gresley or Stanier). The open style valance over the driving wheels was how they ran in service; it wasn't in the early style of the A4s removed for photographic purposes. Ted Hughes' book "Middle east Railways" (CRC, 1981) has a photograph of 502 EL MOSUL in service (credited to the Imperial War Museum, whence copies can be obtained, maybe). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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