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"Don't Stand Too Close"
The wonderful Bluebell Railway (BR) is a marvellous heritage line to visit, ride on and photograph; this weekend I made my second visit in two months. Apart from the regular timetabled services, the BR offers other trips and on Friday last, 6 July 2018 an evening 'Fish & Chip Special' ran. The stock, seen to the right of the image had been brought into platform 1 at Sheffield Park and as part of the running-round procedure, the locomotive took on water from the supply at the northern end of platform 2.
This picture shows the interesting bit when the bag is taken out of the filler (interesting because water often escapes and occasionally members of the footplate crew and/or passengers get splashed!). Maunsell designed S15 numbered 847 (30847 in Southern Region days) is seen as the bag is removed from the filler and some water escapes, but fortunately for the crew and the well dressed ladies, no-one was dampened.
After the tank had been filled, 847 completed its run-round manoeuvre, was re-attached to the coaches, the two ladies joined the train and it departed at 18.30 hours to East Grinstead.
"Don't Stand Too Close"
The wonderful Bluebell Railway (BR) is a marvellous heritage line to visit, ride on and photograph; this weekend I made my second visit in two months. Apart from the regular timetabled services, the BR offers other trips and on Friday last, 6 July 2018 an evening 'Fish & Chip Special' ran. The stock, seen to the right of the image had been brought into platform 1 at Sheffield Park and as part of the running-round procedure, the locomotive took on water from the supply at the northern end of platform 2.
This picture shows the interesting bit when the bag is taken out of the filler (interesting because water often escapes and occasionally members of the footplate crew and/or passengers get splashed!). Maunsell designed S15 numbered 847 (30847 in Southern Region days) is seen as the bag is removed from the filler and some water escapes, but fortunately for the crew and the well dressed ladies, no-one was dampened.
After the tank had been filled, 847 completed its run-round manoeuvre, was re-attached to the coaches, the two ladies joined the train and it departed at 18.30 hours to East Grinstead.