REAL - WHR News 22/8/04 - K1 is alive!

selsig · Post by **selsig** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:21 pm

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

wookey · Post by **wookey** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 12:06 am

excellent to hear

gz3xzf · Post by **gz3xzf** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:26 am

Has anyone got any photographs?

BornAcorn · Post by **BornAcorn** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 1:32 pm

Wow, I hope someone gets a video recording of its movement, and even if it goes across the cob.

kevmt · Post by **kevmt** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 1:47 pm

Have a look at :-

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/whr/whlatest.htm

for latest pictures.

cheers
Kevin

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:20 pm

The shot from the WHR site...

Chris

UKTRAINSIM · Post by **UKTRAINSIM** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:27 pm

History is re-born. The worlds first Garratt is back in busieness!

selsig · Post by **selsig** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 8:40 pm

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

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 8:54 pm

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

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:44 pm

Bruce doing what he does best

David

sillyevan27 · Post by **sillyevan27** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 2:52 am

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

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 6:15 pm

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

Frsimplex1993 · Post by **Frsimplex1993** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:20 pm

Droping in at Boston tomorrow to see the simplex so if any one wants pic's of anything speak NOW!

Rfairlie · Post by **Rfairlie** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:26 pm

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