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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2012 13:30:27 GMT
Did anyone get the chance to see the test run?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2012 13:49:22 GMT
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Post by bassmike on Dec 16, 2012 17:49:31 GMT
A.part from the test run there are some very good other shots of various items
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2012 20:55:55 GMT
ooooo, kettles back on the Met, nice.  |
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Post by metrailway on Dec 17, 2012 12:33:12 GMT
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Post by bassmike on Dec 17, 2012 13:37:45 GMT
The Guardian is wrong. There was a tour from Stanmore to NX gate via baker street in I think 1961 (I was on it) using the tank outwards and elec: loco back to baker st: Also Istr a brake-van tour through edgeware rd ; in the late '50s or so.
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Post by grahamhewett on Dec 17, 2012 15:42:02 GMT
.. and there were a few clips on the local London BBC news at lunchtime - probably repeated tonight at 18.30. Unfortunately, the sound of 1 departing was masked by the voiceover and the interior of 392 included Peter Hendy looking somewhat fey (Fay, even...) but otherwise quite nice.
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Post by brigham on Dec 17, 2012 16:30:28 GMT
'Steam on the Tube', eh?
Good old Guardian!
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Post by trt on Dec 17, 2012 16:51:53 GMT
'Steam on the Tube', eh? Good old Guardian! Hey, with the Grauniad you're lucky it wasn't "meats on the bute". |
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Post by christopher125 on Dec 17, 2012 17:29:20 GMT
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Post by Ben on Dec 17, 2012 20:44:02 GMT
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Post by bassmike on Dec 18, 2012 1:51:01 GMT
Yes thanks bm
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 10:48:04 GMT
With not much smoke evident on this test, did they use a special type of coal, or coke? I recall reading somewhere that coke was used on the Metropolitan (or District?) in the past.
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Post by Chris W on Dec 19, 2012 13:02:54 GMT
With not much smoke evident on this test, did they use a special type of coal, or coke? I recall reading somewhere that coke was used on the Metropolitan (or District?) in the past. Not much smoke....  LINKY LINKYDon't you mean not much air |
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Post by brigham on Dec 19, 2012 13:28:13 GMT
Surprisingly little smoke evident, especially with Durham coal unavailable. Plenty of steam being blown off, though.
As far as I know, no attempt was made to link the safety valves to the condensing apparatus. Drivers simply learned from experience to keep them shut. This wasn't a difficult task under the gruelling schedules of the Inner Circle, where keeping steam up took considerably more effort than avoiding blowing it off.
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Post by Chris W on Dec 19, 2012 20:11:03 GMT
The Guardian is wrong. There was a tour from Stanmore to NX gate via baker street in I think 1961 (I was on it) using the tank outwards and elec: loco back to baker st: Also Istr a brake-van tour through edgeware rd ; in the late '50s or so. Are Guardian journalists/editors reading the forum... ;D ;D ;D An ammendment correcting the initial erroneous statement was made on 17 December... |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Dec 19, 2012 20:25:17 GMT
Are Guardian journalists/editors reading the forum... ;D ;D ;D An ammendment correcting the initial erroneous statement was made on 17 December... Since the correction was word for word what I emailed to their corrections editor, I think I can offer an alternative explanation............ |
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