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Steam & Excursion > One awesome PacificDate: 12/02/12 19:52 One awesome Pacific Author: OKTrainboys Top Gear should do a show on this pacific, Duke of Gloucester ....the most powerful pacific in England....and what a technology and restoration marvel.
  Date: 12/02/12 21:21 Re: One awesome Pacific Author: lowwater Thanks -- reminds me that, for those old heads who even know what usenet is, one can find lots of old and new steam pics, from all around the world, at alt.binaries.pictures.rail. It does take a little work, since most pics there are diesel and/or modern electric, but most posters honor the request to label pics with "steam" so they can be found.
Date: 12/03/12 08:10 Re: One awesome Pacific Author: Macster And one can go over to the UK and operate her as well when she isn't on tour. $700 US...
Date: 12/03/12 10:56 Re: One awesome Pacific Author: Starship_Conductor What's on the other end? Look's like another steam engine.
Date: 12/03/12 12:09 Re: One awesome Pacific Author: OKTrainboys I think It is a black5.....East lancanshire railway (ELR) is mostly a push pull operation.
Date: 12/03/12 17:21 Re: One awesome Pacific Author: 6ET And she is a poppet valve engine!
Date: 12/03/12 22:56 Re: One awesome Pacific Author: DNRY122 That is an impressive engine! How tall are the drivers? Looks like about a dozen "chuffs" and she'd have the train well out of town. And thanks for confirming the poppet valve installation--I was about to ask. Even a traction fan like me has to admire a restoration job like this.
Date: 12/04/12 08:53 Re: One awesome Pacific Author: CPRR As much as i would like to see it on Top Gear, I do not think that Jeremy after shoveling coal on the Tornado from London to Edinburgh will want to do it again.....
Great locomotive...... |