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Author:  bobyar2001 [ Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:31 pm ]
Post subject:  UK oldies

Old photos of very old engines:

Invicta, now at the Canterbury Heritage Centre:

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?m ... 30_055.jpg

North Star, now at the STEAM museum, Swindon:

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?m ... 90_057.jpg

Rocket, either the original or the 1929 replica?

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?m ... el_054.jpg

Locomotion, the original, now at the Darlington Railway Centre:

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?m ... 10_053.jpg

Author:  bobyar2001 [ Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:39 pm ]
Post subject:  More

Firefly, original apparently gone, but Didcot Railway Centre has a replica built in 2002 - broad gauge:

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?j ... 50_056.jpg

London & North Western 790, now in the national collection at York:

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?j ... 95_064.jpg

Author:  Gavin Hamilton [ Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: More

Bob,

The only genuine GWR star that I know of (I'm not the greatest fan of the GWR) is this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:4003 ... ntable.JPG

4003 "Lode Star"

I think that "North Star" at Swindon is a replica (?non working)

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