3850 steams again, after 40yrs!!!!!

dinmore · Post by **dinmore** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:59 pm

Today, after 40 years since withdrawal from service in August 1965, GWR heavy freight 2-8-0 no. 3850 moved succesfully under her own power up and down the yard at Tyseley locomotive works

. It has taken 21 years to get to this point after being bought from Barry scrapyard in 1984 for preservation. There are now a number of minor jobs to be completed over the course of the next ten days, mostly cosmetic, before she is transported to the West Somerset Railway to be run-in ready for the santa specials. On the return load 7820 "Dinmore Manor" will return to Tyseley for her overhaul to commence. Anyone who may be interested in getting involved please visit our website.

Photo: Matt Spencer

http://www.dinmoremanor.co.uk

fairlie · Post by **fairlie** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:03 pm

nice!

Great to see a heavy freight out again.

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:39 pm

Nice, one of the few GWR ( Gods Worst Railway

) classes i'm fond of!

David

kirkheath · Post by **kirkheath** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:34 pm

I also recommend going to tyseley works it's an excellent experience and every there is helpful and you get along well. CAUTION!! never put feet on floor if your only wearing soks because it is enivatable that you will get metal splinters in your foot

Will look forward to working on dinmore when she arrives great photos mike

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:24 am

Great stuff Dinmore! It's always nice to see another Barry wreck restored to health

250787 · Post by **250787** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:49 am

Its good to see the another loco running again.
@ Kirkheath - It was my photo

dinmore · Post by **dinmore** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 4:32 pm

Cheers for the comments guys, I will be glad to see her go! spent the last 11 days in a row working on her and will be there for much of this week too

!!!! work is on course for completion this week, including final painting, completion of steam heat piping, final boiler inspection on friday and then a WSR inspection on monday. All being well she will then leave Tyseley on tuesday for the WSR to be run in etc. But then the whole process will start again with the return of Dinmore!!!

Must be mad

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:04 pm

dinmore wrote:Must be mad

Aren't we all

Cheers,
Dale

WSR2005 · Post by **WSR2005** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:57 pm

It's been a good couple of months for the WSR, what with no. 88 being steamed as well

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:49 pm

5542 is going though...

dinmore · Post by **dinmore** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:59 pm

JonPotter wrote:5542 is going though...

So I hear yes, the lines management say she isn't big enough for the line anymore!!!

davidaward · Post by **davidaward** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:54 pm

dinmore wrote:
JonPotter wrote:5542 is going though...
So I hear yes, the lines management say she isn't big enough for the line anymore!!!

I'm sure we'd have her

A nice 4575 to go with our 4500 and 5101.

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:48 pm

You have far too many engines as it is! Now, up on the Moors - I'd like to do a couple of cleaning turns on that!

dinmore · Post by **dinmore** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:46 am

Another delay now!!!!!! The boiler tester for some reason or other now can't make it untill the 5th of December

The earliest she will leave now will be Wednesday the 7th. NOTHING goes to plan when restoring a steam engine!!!!!!!!

http://www.dinmoremanor.co.uk