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On 04/07/2021 at 23:16, Steamport Southport said:

 

I remember Number 5 at Southport.

 

On paper it was more powerful than a Black Five!

Birchenwood asked for another loco expecting to get another 16" Bagnall as they rather liked No.4. Instead they got a lump of a Peckett with that huge rear overhanging bunker that was not well liked and had a propensity of breaking the track and derailing. One has to wonder why Peckett's thought it would be a sensible design and perhaps the fact they didn't build more answers that question.

On 13/06/2021 at 10:20, DaveF said:

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Hi Dave, It's Hudswell Clarke PLA class S102 in this photo.

If anyone has any photos of Peckett Ackton Hall No.3 in action I would be interested to see them as part of the group trying* to overhaul this unique loco.

*(When we're not busy with all the other projects ongoing at Foxfield!)

As a member of the team at Foxfield who look after Bellerophon I can say that this project is definitely moving forward. We are all as interested to see the outcome of this as those who have expressed an interest in the model.

Possibly June if we can get the snagging list sorted.

Florence No2 has emerged into the sunlight.

18 hours ago, Gordon A said:

Hello Avonside,

Sorry to be a nag but did you get the personal e-mail?

Gordon A

Hi Gordon, no I don’t think so, was it to my Hotmail or on here?

On 06/04/2021 at 11:25, St Enodoc said:

My Dad used to proof-read stuff like the Church magazine that my Mum had typed. He would read line by line starting at the end - because that way he read what he saw, not what he expected to see. Quite a knack and one that I've never managed to acquire.

An interesting tip and one that will catch spelling mistakes, however that won't necessarily work for grammatical errors. I have to proof read clients work on a regular basis and it is not always an easy thing to do when trying to decipher a meaning within a myriad of misplaced punctuation.

Hi Paul,

I'll get you some photos when I'm at Foxfield this coming weekend. Is it just the back of the cab you need?

Florence No.2 is just in the final stages of a boiler overhaul at Foxfield, if you are in need of any detailed photos I can obtain them easily.

24 minutes ago, LimboBrit said:

I'm pretty sure that's where my sister did ballet.

Small world when you get down to it, what was her name back then?

Mike Stevenson, yes I knew him at Balfour and afterwards as he was related to Elizabeth Austin who, with my mother, ran the Austin Thomas School of Dance.

1 hour ago, LimboBrit said:

My best mate's dad was an art teacher at Graham Balfour

Was he there 75-80 and is so what was his name?

Why not give these guys a shout seeing as they have several in their collection. From my experience Kiwis are very forthcoming and helpful.

https://www.steaminc.org.nz/our-fleet/diesel-locomotives/

On 04/03/2021 at 18:22, montyburns56 said:

 

Yeah, it seem that you are right as I found this pic on Flickr at Coed Ely.

 

 

I like the fact it's been for a repaint into wasp stripes at either end but the rest of the loco seems untouched.

On 05/02/2021 at 22:52, Les1952 said:

I've just found this pic I took of Bellerophon under overhaul- or awaiting overhaul- in Haworth Yard possibly in 1976 or 1978- the slide doesn't seem to have a date on it.

 

 

Note how small the loco is compared to the Midland 1F behind.....

 

And something to be aware of as and when the model appears- the buffers ARE lower than the locos in front  and behind.  Someone will have a moan about it being "wrong" if they are low on the model.....

 

Les

I think your comment about the buffers being lower is partly due to the track work and also the fact that she was extremely tired when this photo was taken and has since substantial work done including new tyres. However she is still an inch lower than she should be due to historical wear and tear.

On 19/02/2021 at 20:15, Northmoor said:

This is the perfect thing to show to someone who has "modified" their Hornby Caley Pug into something even more freelance and isn't satisfied with it.  Never mind, the prototype could look even more wrong.  Actually I think this loco still survives today.

Yes the Lewin has survived and is based at Beamish.

There are a number of the Doxford crane tanks preserved around the country. Off hand I can think of 'Roker', 'Millfield', 'Southwick' and 'Hendon'.

31 minutes ago, 5050 said:

You mean the one in the photo isn't actually finished?  I thought it didn't seem to be up to your usual standard of modelling........................

I agree, the cab looks fantastic but the rest of the model...........

22 hours ago, Jeremy C said:

Is that Four Ashes? I often looked out for it on my occasional trips along the line between Wolverhampton and Stafford, but never got lucky. The only fireless I saw working was the one at Ardrossan. I've probably got photos somewhere.

Yes that's the one at Four Ashes. It used to hide inside the works and you could only spot it when it came out to shunt. I only spotted it once from a train on the Grand Junction. There and Penkridge sidings for Littleton Colliery were regular places to look out for.

Here’s a couple of cab shots of 1219 if it helps. She’s got some additions with vacuum ejector and steam heat take offs. 

On the subject of Transfers I am currently trying to source someone who can print white and colour on a clear waterslide material for a friend who is into restoring old Dinky and Corgi models. So if anyone comes up with a supplier I would be interested to hear.

For me the defining feature of Peckett is the shape of the tank when viewed from the front, most manufacturers going for concentric radii whereas Peckett's seemed to favour the outer tank wrapper being further from the inner wrapper at the top than down at the bottom. Presumably to give more water capacity without making tanks any wider.

On 15/11/2020 at 22:30, Duzi said:

interesting to see that you've spliced some new timber into the end. A friend of mine has a wooden framed wagon at Foxfield that will need extensive repairs and he's thinking of doing something like this. We may have to pay a visit to see how you went about it.

On 15/11/2020 at 20:20, doilum said:

Working in 7mm I set out a couple of years ago to build Ackton Hall #3. I could not get the rivet pattern right either and, thanks to the amazing generosity of Trevor at Mercian and a bit of scratch building I ended up with three X2s plus a " grounded" saddle tank amongst the clutter of Frydale yard. In the end the Ackton Hall tank was made prototypically form plates of shim brass over an undersized former. I have not been able to ascertain how AH#3 got that particular tank.

Good luck with the project.

It would be interesting to see your model of Ackton Hall No.3, I'm part of the group that are working towards restoring this loco at Foxfield. Hopefully we will be in a position to start serious fund raising for it soon. It will be getting a completely new tank and it may well be that it reverts to as built with just the three sections as we are planning on returning it back to as it would have been built, complete with curved wingplates on the smokebox front.