Sunday, January 21, 2007

Egg timer on the steels


 58s were never regular on steels, but the 6Z60 Wolverhampton - Hoo Junction used to drop one occasionally as seen here behind 58013 on 21.08.98. Not sure now whether it used to work throughout. Think it used to change traction at Didcot, changed to a 33 on one occasion I believe in 1998 or 1999, got the date upstairs somewhere...
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5 comments:

  1. mini guruJanuary 21, 2007 at 8:43 PM

    Shed practice

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  2. GWR55January 22, 2007 at 7:35 PM

    the date's upstairs ? that's just BONE idle...

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  3. SieJanuary 26, 2007 at 5:53 PM

    Seem to remember a 6M75 Hoo Junction - Wolves that regularly came through New Street in the early hours a good few years ago, usually a 58.

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  4. GWR55January 26, 2007 at 6:36 PM

    Before my time.....

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  5. BEN CRUACHANFebruary 6, 2007 at 9:54 PM

    Could of been the outward run, or return! Dont really know, I just had Freightmaster to rely on and just used to go somewhere and see if anything would show up. Back in those days you didnt have to be as choosy as you do now. There was so much of interest still about...

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