Bernard Lamb Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Over in the Waverley area there has been a mention of this beastie. It seems to be both web and camera shy. Can any one help with information and a piccie? Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Bernard, Herewith some links:- http://test.thinkology.co.uk/tvr/page.asp?id=198 http://www.hondawanderer.com/DR50006_Chinley_1984.htm So there's a preserved one to measure up..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2012 Here's another photo of it at Pilmoor, from my flickr site: David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thank you. Those photos do clarify some of the points raised. Truly brilliant. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted April 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2012 I've just remembered I also have this one, again at Pilmoor. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekEm8 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Bernard, A regular resident in the 1980s in the PW siding near the old Manchester Exchange station. DR50006 Man Vic April 1985 The Western Region also had one DX50011 Teignmouth July 1981 Note the Neptunes Tridents on both pics. HTH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 What a nice little model it would make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 im sure some early colour footage appears of it on John Huntleys look at life on the railways, if not it was a very similar looking machine in a light green colour. edit, Pathe railway pictorial Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I remember seeing something like this pottering around the Cambridge-St.Ives loop around 1960, in a dark green livery I think. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Bernard, A regular resident in the 1980s in the PW siding near the old Manchester Exchange station. DR50006 Man Vic April 1985 HTH That's great as it clearly shows the extending bogies. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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