Cycle Race
1952-built 0-4-0ST Bagnall 'David' performs a runpast for the cameras on the Tipong colliery NG network in Assam. The cyclist is winning! David has a miniscule load of 2 wagons of narrower width than the engine so they are not visible. I was a little disappointed with Tipong - the colliery is officially open, but no coal has been mined there for at least 4 years, so the steaming of 'David' and the resident ex-Darjeeling 'B-class' were for our benefit only. While they were good to see, and I'm grateful for the opportunity, but until the day before I had been under the impression that it was a working pit. Clearly I had not done my homework properly. Still the system is very photogenic and some nice shots were had, even if of the stage managed variety.
Cycle Race
1952-built 0-4-0ST Bagnall 'David' performs a runpast for the cameras on the Tipong colliery NG network in Assam. The cyclist is winning! David has a miniscule load of 2 wagons of narrower width than the engine so they are not visible. I was a little disappointed with Tipong - the colliery is officially open, but no coal has been mined there for at least 4 years, so the steaming of 'David' and the resident ex-Darjeeling 'B-class' were for our benefit only. While they were good to see, and I'm grateful for the opportunity, but until the day before I had been under the impression that it was a working pit. Clearly I had not done my homework properly. Still the system is very photogenic and some nice shots were had, even if of the stage managed variety.