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Memories of a good Ivatt
Satisfying the inspector that i was capable of leaving cleaning to take up fireing, (The common form of progression many years ago), I took up banking duties for 18 months or so, Pushing heavy loads of passenger or usually goods/Ballast and such up St Davids bank! (A tough bank), Then a step up to branchline work (Passenger). The M7 was ok, But the Standard 82 and the Ivatt 2MT were a definate improvment! The 82 was good, and had a good stride, The Riddles 8000 was too cumbersom for branchwork i thought, A nice engine though!! No it was the Henry Ivatts 41 that took my fancy, As Oliver Bulleid was his apprentice and married Henry Ivatts daughter i bet there was some interesting conversation over the sunday lunch? Be that as it may! The 2MT was a lovely economical swift machine. I would drag coal from the docks and wagons of Fyffes bananas or hundreds of VW vans for transformation into sleek colourful camper vans, Quite the thing back then!. Besides getting hundreds to work every morning and returning them home after a good night out of course, With 41306, 307, 308, 318, 209, 321, etc, With many 82 standards 3MTs like 82010, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, or 82025.Or 8000 Riddles 4Mts 80037, 80041, 80064, And of course 41318, Where it should be now, With me again! Shame ive not got the rest of it though.?? I later moved onto Bulleid and Mausell, And later again Austerity and such of Bristol Barrow road, But thats another story....Miss my Ivatt.!! Dont know what to do with the flamecut, Its hung on the floor at the moment!!? Very heavy!.
Memories of a good Ivatt
Satisfying the inspector that i was capable of leaving cleaning to take up fireing, (The common form of progression many years ago), I took up banking duties for 18 months or so, Pushing heavy loads of passenger or usually goods/Ballast and such up St Davids bank! (A tough bank), Then a step up to branchline work (Passenger). The M7 was ok, But the Standard 82 and the Ivatt 2MT were a definate improvment! The 82 was good, and had a good stride, The Riddles 8000 was too cumbersom for branchwork i thought, A nice engine though!! No it was the Henry Ivatts 41 that took my fancy, As Oliver Bulleid was his apprentice and married Henry Ivatts daughter i bet there was some interesting conversation over the sunday lunch? Be that as it may! The 2MT was a lovely economical swift machine. I would drag coal from the docks and wagons of Fyffes bananas or hundreds of VW vans for transformation into sleek colourful camper vans, Quite the thing back then!. Besides getting hundreds to work every morning and returning them home after a good night out of course, With 41306, 307, 308, 318, 209, 321, etc, With many 82 standards 3MTs like 82010, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, or 82025.Or 8000 Riddles 4Mts 80037, 80041, 80064, And of course 41318, Where it should be now, With me again! Shame ive not got the rest of it though.?? I later moved onto Bulleid and Mausell, And later again Austerity and such of Bristol Barrow road, But thats another story....Miss my Ivatt.!! Dont know what to do with the flamecut, Its hung on the floor at the moment!!? Very heavy!.