Broithe Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 ..after ten years - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-22766494 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 i will look forward to the day that she is restored to steam!i always had a graw for GW engines:x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 84C Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 heirflick you have excellent taste in steam locos! May the return to steam be soon. When I was but a lad I used to fire those engines and they were as good as they look, very strong and capable. One night we were ambling along towards Oxford with a freight and my driver climed out of his side of the cab walked around the footplate framing and stuck his face around my side of the cab.Brown trousers or what!! But did he get a lot of p--- take mileage out of that one=D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 GWR steamers were the sluts of the rails with all that copper and bling going on! The midland was where it was at! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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