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REAL - WHR News 22/8/04 - K1 is alive!
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:21 pm
by selsig
A return to the very occasional news updates from me - the breaking news for today is that K1 has moved under its own steam for the first time since 1929 today.
Rear bogie was the only one to work today though, but they hope to try it with both bogies tomorrow.
Great, and long awaited, news
John
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 12:06 am
by wookey
excellent to hear
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:26 am
by gz3xzf
Has anyone got any photographs?
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 1:32 pm
by BornAcorn
Wow, I hope someone gets a video recording of its movement, and even if it goes across the cob.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 1:47 pm
by kevmt
Have a look at :-
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/whr/whlatest.htm
for latest pictures.
cheers
Kevin
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:20 pm
by pitleyfalley
The shot from the WHR site...
Chris
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:27 pm
by UKTRAINSIM
History is re-born. The worlds first Garratt is back in busieness!
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 8:40 pm
by selsig
Todays news, hot from the roving reporter known as Bruce is that K1 is on the cob at this very moment (21.40ish) working on all 4 cylinders.
It is truly back in business
John
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 8:54 pm
by pitleyfalley
Convo went as follows:
Christian: Heya Bruce, bad news WHR is broken again.
Bruce: I dont care, im on the cob and K1 is coming towards me...
Christian: Its pretty bad mate, I cant make it work at all.
Bruce: I can hardly see for the crowds of people, wow its working on all 4 cylinders, ive got to go to get photos.
End Convo.....
Chris
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:44 pm
by rwaceyw
Bruce doing what he does best
David
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 2:52 am
by sillyevan27
yep...
but anyways...I saw this vid, my god that's cool. It was a great event
So when will we see it pulling coaches filled with people? ...and when will we see the WHR route!? o_O lol
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 6:15 pm
by BruceB
Hello All!
Yes I saw it... just... sadly it ran a hot rod half way across and never made it to Port... are well...
Big thanks to a certain T.Elsby who tipped me off about the whole event
Bruce
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:20 pm
by Frsimplex1993
Droping in at Boston tomorrow to see the simplex so if any one wants pic's of anything speak NOW!
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:26 pm
by Rfairlie
I would just like to say that the K1 made to trips across the cob on Friday night, the first was done at a relitively slow speed to check every thing was ok but the second was done at full line speed. Hope fully it will be leaving for dinas in the next few days.
Tim