A4 Starts It's Move To The UK.

steaminfo · **Posted:** Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:42 pm

I could not resist commenting on the Trains Magazine newswire article about the move. Firstly we have the following quote:

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While locomotive exchanges and loans are common among tourist railroads and museums within the U.K., which has upwards of 2,000 operational steam locomotives...

2000 operational steam locomotives? According to every source I've been able to consult (including my own website) there are about 1450 steam locomotive left in the United Kingdom. Of those, about 400 are operational, as far as I know.

The second, and vastly more amusing quote is shown below:

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At first, the Eisenhower, which was named Golden Shuttle until 1946, refused to budge, resisting the efforts of a come along wench and a forklift

I am glad to know the locomotive ultimately succumbed to the charms of the come along wench.

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

steaminfo wrote:

I am glad to know the locomotive ultimately succumbed to the charms of the come along wench.

Doug -

Might there have been a photo posted of this "wench"? I am curious as to her looks.

Les

Dennis Storzek · **Posted:** Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:53 pm

Happy to oblige:

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Well, that explains why they were able to finally get the A4 moving!

Bobharbison · **Joined:** Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:42 pm **Posts:** 3011

A kilt wearing steampunk wench... Nice!

Are those Ross's goggles?

brettcog2000 · **Joined:** Thu May 05, 2011 8:36 am **Posts:** 159

"Are those Ross's goggles"

He wishes......along with a lot of the rest of us..... ;-p