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  1. Class O
    Often heard it said (by railwaymen) that a Raven boiler on a Gresley chassis would have been better
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    To watch Q6s climbing Redhuegh bank when working hard they lurched from side to side with each piston stroke, unless the front coupling was hung up on the hook it performed a jig dancing all over the place..........
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    You turn out some good stuff yourself Porcy :0)
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    Great news about you eye, have problems myself so I know how worrying it is,,,:0)
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    Its made of thermo setting plastic
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    Lots of peoples only experience of steam locos are preserved ones, not run how the regular ones were......
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    I built one in the 70s using the bows from a Airfix battleship
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    I had a Cornard kit that used a 1.4.1R chassis, it was rubbish scrapped it but 1.4 .1 Rs, got 2 cheap from Guy Norris
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    Also to protect the canvas on the cab roof when taking coal
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    Some had a square vent on the cab roof and a patch of thin steel on the rear of the cab roof, I represented this with a patch of Scotch Magic adhesive tape
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    Yes, you can even see it in some photos, like some Midland locos had a yellow patch, known as yellow bellies, I think it was Kentish Town that did this,.....OWEN not Barry
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    Don't forget there was a black strip on the bottom of the boiler the same width as the frames,
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    And lost the clerestory on their cabs to....
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    The Stanier mogul looks like a Millholme one ?
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    My Dad was in the breakdown gang here at West Hartlepool, he said the crane was only used if essential, when they got MFD gear they travelled far and wide, I remember once they went to Horton in Ribblesdale.....
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    On similar lines Dad told me about an A3 being used to collect some fish vans off the docks using a route that was totally unsuitable for anything but pilots, they had to send the fitters to get it back to the shed. He told me many stories of locos going where they shouldn't......
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    Something by The Animals or Lindisfarne ?
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    I wish dad was still here, he kept me right about loco matters, it was like having an endless source of information.......
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    Did they keep those oil pots after superheating and mechanical lubricators oiled the slidebars ?
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    Have a good Christmas and just chill :0)
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    I built a green willie for Tom Harland's Bramblwick layout :0)
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    A well thought out post, looking beyond the enthusiasts partisan views
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    Often condensation makes clean tenders appear dirty .....
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