BS: Clan Line 35028 (Locomotive)

Subject: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 16 May 09 - 09:16 AM

I'm off to hopefully photograph this wonderful steam locomotive as it passes through Coulsdon, Surrey in one hour!

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 16 May 09 - 09:40 AM

You lucky git............... Seen it many a time. Get any good photo's? Union of South Africa and Nigel Gresley are up in Dundee and Edinburgh this weekend with Clarkson having a drive.

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 16 May 09 - 09:52 AM

Anoraks

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: GUEST,eric the viking
Date: 16 May 09 - 10:04 AM

Dave. Jealous? Have you ever been on the VSOE?

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Paul Burke
Date: 16 May 09 - 12:27 PM

Good boiler, but Bulleid should have known better than to use chain drive for the valve gear. Hadn't he ever had a bike? The rebuild did them a lot of good. One of the best boiler and steamway designs not by Chapelon though.

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 16 May 09 - 01:35 PM

35028 at Coulsdon, Surrey

Unfortunately it was on the slow line and the untrimmed bushes were in the way - never mind, it was a wonderful sight with I think 13 or 14 pullman coaches.

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: GUEST
Date: 16 May 09 - 01:56 PM

Thankyou.It's a shame that Bullied never got the chance to be CME of BR instead of Riddles. Don't get me wrong the standard classes were all really good and Riddles did a first class job, but can you imagine how experimental Bullied might have been? The Leader class could have paved the way for a whole new style and development of future locos. I've seen no end of drawings of spamcan tank engines. Make a great picture, an air smoothed Z class !!

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Paul Burke
Date: 16 May 09 - 02:49 PM

The transition to Diesel wasn't just the result of oil lobbying- the steam loco is sadly inefficient, and it's difficult to see how even the best engineering brains available could have made it much better. Even with Porta's innovations, the diesel is far more attractive, especially where duty is intermittent.

That's not to say I prefer looking at Diesels to steam...

As for Bulleid, he was a bit gone with the fairies by that time, and his turf- burner could't hope to compete even with the botched first attempt at Dieselisation in Ireland. Crossleys indeed!

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Phot
Date: 16 May 09 - 04:52 PM

I didn't know the 'Gleam machine' was out this weekend. She has to be the most pampered loco out there!

Wassail!! chris

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: katlaughing
Date: 17 May 09 - 12:35 AM

I don't know the half of what you are all talking about, but I love old trains and the picture was great. Thanks!

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 17 May 09 - 06:10 AM

I'm glad you liked the picture, I cannot describe the anticipation of seeing it during the 20 minutes I was waiting in high chilly winds in a very open area! Daft really but it just proves my theory on being 18 for life!

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 17 May 09 - 06:22 AM

"I don't know the half of what you are all talking about" - I wonder, does anyone know if there was ever published a railway anorak dictionary/phrase/jargon book?

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 17 May 09 - 08:56 AM

You are quite right about the excitement and anticipation. When I lived and worked in York, I had good friends at the NRM who would give me running times for locos coming out of York. I remember waiting for Hardwicke one day and being an hour late back to the museum that I worked in but it was worth it. I also clocked the midland compound and leander, the duchess and so many others.That feeling has been with me since I was five or younger (A long time ago now) when my dad and I would walk to Sydenham hill on a Sunday to watch the Golden Arrow going past, often with a Bullied pulling it.It was still there a few weeks back when I got the chance to see Gresley and Union of S.A at Church Fenton. It was there when I worked on the NYMR laying track and guarding, when I was on the Bluebelland others and it's there every chance I get to see a steam locomotive.

For the rest of the uncivilised world try this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_railfan_jargon

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Paul Burke
Date: 17 May 09 - 01:52 PM

He's not been bullied, he's Bulleid! Oliver Vaughan Snell if memory serves.

Subject: RE: BS: Clan Line 35028
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 17 May 09 - 03:56 PM

Yes, it's a repeated typo !! Not poor spelling.(Dodgy keyboard,sticky keys and slight delay. A good new one at reasonable price is hard to find on an island) So you'll just have to put up with it. I DO apoligise for not checking it before submission. By the way, half the letters are missing too, so it's guesswork sometimes. *Will try harder next time.