Great Central Railway Special Events 2006

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:14 pm

Of course yes the Windcutter is limited to 20mph mainly because when steam hauled, although the wagons a fitted with vac brakes, the old time steam enthusiasts that pay to drive request the windcutter to be an unfitted train this is also popular with the volunteers of the GCR. Hoever i dont know if its happened yet but a pair of 20's was supposed to be tested at 60mph on the windcutter wagons, for mainline certification.

sootyxfd · Post by **sootyxfd** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:16 pm

Butler Henderson will never run again

A the NRM wont let it

B the amount of money that would require spending on it is stupid

johncas · Post by **johncas** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:23 pm

right there we dont have the money there was talks of when the 04 went back to the NRM if it ever did they would give us the Director in exchange to do that loco up but then the NRM dont want to do it and we dont have the money it is fine in the museum on display

sootyxfd · Post by **sootyxfd** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:25 pm

the work that would need to be done to the director would mean that parts which are origonal would need to be removed - one i belive is the tube plate as the old one has done its years

johncas · Post by **johncas** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:28 pm

The main part is the boiler it has gone the GCR restored is in the 80's and when it left if went back to the NRM it needs a new boiler to start with

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:08 am

This time in the next 60 years poeple will be wanting 66250 to be restored and running up the GCR with its swanky new colour light signalling and ARS, Hell TPWS qill be on Preserved lines in 60 years time

sootyxfd · Post by **sootyxfd** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:09 am

tell ya what

your right

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:41 am

Oh Believe my theirs already a 66 appreciation society. And a 66 unappreciation society otherwise known as "the bag of nails society"

I know of someone who was starting a 57 preservation group, but i took that with a pinch of salt.

phill70 · Post by **phill70** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:48 am

I bet you any money you like a 57 gets Preserved

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:37 am

id love to see a 57 get preservd i think the freightliner ones are beast's especially with their unique GM growl mixed with a Good old 56's screaming 57008 and 012 scream the loudest on heavy trains and 005 Clags good enough to rate as hellfire.

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:28 pm

PIC REMOVED

Of course yes the Windcutter is limited to 20mph mainly

David

tigermon · Post by **tigermon** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:13 pm

That could be from any loco at any time.

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:23 pm

Or at least, any one owned by Mr Newton and the Loughborough Standard Locomotive Group!

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:01 pm

tigermon wrote:That could be from any loco at any time.

Are you by any chance related to the Iraqi Information Minister, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf?

"We do not speed! There is no evidence of us ever speeding! All those who say we speed are wrong!"

In other words, a . up of a cover up

David

sootyxfd · Post by **sootyxfd** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:35 pm

hate to say it but that pictures fake