 Most viewed - Ribble Steam Railway - Autumn Steam Gala + Deltic to Strand Rd. - 2015 |
348 viewsA little bit of one of the two Deltic Napier 18 cylinder engines.
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339 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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328 viewsDeltic Prototype on Strand road
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327 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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326 viewsBagnall "Princess" returns along the Riversway straight with the 10.15 freight with "No 6" banking.
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325 viewsSmall doorman and also steps down into the engine and generating sections.
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325 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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324 viewsBagnalls "Courageous" waits to take out the 12.15 service from Preson Riversway
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323 viewsPrototype Deltic on the swing bridge
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321 viewsOff down the line for Deltic with "Princess2 pushing.
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320 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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320 viewsDeltic Prototype on Strand road - The former site of the English Electric site where it was manufactured.
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319 viewsBagnalls "Priness" banking the 11.00 service towards Strand Rd.
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318 views"Princess" and "No6" banking out the 12.15 service pulled by "Courageous"
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317 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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317 viewsBagnalls "Courageous" being prepared for duties in the shed yard.
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