LMS Weapon of mass destruction?

decapod · Post by **decapod** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:38 am

Recently found in Baghdad....

Iraq Rly No 1429 - LMS No 8262

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:41 am

You'd think they'd have noticed a bloody great thing that size before now

dforrest · Post by **dforrest** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:01 pm

Anyone know what the history of this is?

nwallace · Post by **nwallace** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:07 pm

Bought by Iraqi Statee Railways sometime ages ago.

Converted into steam powered rocket launcher about 5 weeks ago.

decapod · Post by **decapod** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:30 pm

Looks like the Iraqi railways were british run in the 1930's

http://www.ajg41.clara.co.uk/iraqrailways.html
(see history link on the left)

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:35 pm

As was Iraq

Just like home really

Speedbird083 · Post by **Speedbird083** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:17 pm

Some of their motive power still looks in better nick than some of what is crawling around the British rail network.

166Driver · Post by **166Driver** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:10 pm

Yeah, they boil their chemicals in there. That's what its used for. It also can double up as a missile silo, and was one of Saddams escape locomotives.

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:04 pm

Just a pity Tony can't find the strategic reserve.

(He can't find ours either)

terrycunliffe · Post by **terrycunliffe** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:58 pm

Any notice that the Buffet car's missing?? Obviously still had a stash of BR Sarnies and Pies onboard. This has been well and truly hidden, and is now the basis of Iraq's Biological warfare regime....
Terry

sp762 · Post by **sp762** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 4:01 pm

Anyone gonna save her and bring her home? Can't have too many 8Fs...

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 4:03 pm

No doubt it went walkabout during the War like so many of it's brothers.

That's the World War, second half, in case there's any confusion.

Obviously stayed for 'extra time'...

decapod · Post by **decapod** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 4:28 pm

sp762 wrote:Anyone gonna save her and bring her home? Can't have too many 8Fs...

This is all the info I have so far... first quote...

Iraq Rly No 1429 - LMS No 8262 has
been discovered languishing in the undergrowth of Baghdad Station,
derelict and far from home with a good chance there are dozens more,
maybe hundreds. They went out there looking for "weapons of mass
destruction" and found a lovely old Stanier 8F - how appropriate !!!

Second quote by Andrew Grantham (from the iraqi railway website above - where I nabbed the image from...)

"By chance, I've just been sent a photo of it by someone with the
coalition authorities in Baghdad. He says it has been taken into
store "in order that it is protected pending a decision on what will
be done with it."

thedarkness · Post by **thedarkness** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:15 pm

Funny this should come up, one of units {2327} currently looks like its been hit by a cruise missle after an electrical explosion last week

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:03 pm

It is in Steam Railway this month. But now theres confermation here, i can beleive it.