 Most viewed - Ribble Steam Railway - Autumn Steam Gala + Deltic to Strand Rd. - 2015 |
417 viewsA little bit of one of the two Deltic Napier 18 cylinder engines.
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407 viewsInside cab view of the controls at No1 End. - Not much of a view of the line from the control seats looking forwards.
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398 viewsOpen day around the Museum and a chance to look around inside the Prototype Deltic before in returns to the NRM.
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397 viewsBagnall "Princess" returns along the Riversway straight with the 10.15 freight with "No 6" banking.
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396 viewsAt the back of the driving position and between the engine compartment, there are some panels - Removing one of the panel covers shows the state of the electrics - bakealite switches. Not very safe after 60 years. These would all have to be replaced with modern switch gear and all upgraded before it would be allowed to run again.
It would not be the same machine if done. Just a shell of the original machine would remain.
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395 views14/09/2015 - An attempt to get the Diesel Prototype back to its place of manufacture 60 years earlier at the English Electric Works which was at Strand Road.
Earlier in the day -"Courageous" and "Princess" where used for the first time to move the Lindley Oil tankers down the line to the processing works and are now being used to top & tail the Deltic back down to Strand Road.
Here "Courageous" pulls Deltic onto the swing bridge tailed by "Princess"
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393 views"Princess" and "No6" banking out the 12.15 service pulled by "Courageous"
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393 viewsDeltic Prototype on Strand road
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392 viewsDeltic Prototype on Strand road - The former site of the English Electric site where it was manufactured.
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391 viewsBagnalls "Courageous" waits to take out the 12.15 service from Preson Riversway
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389 viewsSmall doorman and also steps down into the engine and generating sections.
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389 viewsA tight fit and not much room to walk along inside the engine department
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389 viewsOff down the line for Deltic with "Princess2 pushing.
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388 viewsBagnalls "Priness" banking the 11.00 service towards Strand Rd.
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387 viewsPrototype Deltic on the swing bridge
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386 viewsFirst train of the day - 10.15 Freight, hauled here by Andrew Barclay 2261/1949 'No. 6.' bunker first and unseen here - Bagnall "Princess."
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