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Lego Technic model of ornate steam traction engine with living van. Now steaming on Lego Ideas:
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locomotive on a mother's day of thailand - Each year, the State Railway of Thailand will launch a steam train to run a four-day tour of the nation's major roads, including 26th March, the 28th of July (The King's birthday) , 12th August (Queen's birthday), and 23rd October (anniversary of the death of King Chulalongkorn)
In its NCB livery and at the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway; Hunslet Austerity No.35 "NORMAN" doing the Runaround for the tourist run.
Great place to spend a while with terriific people volunteering their services and wonderful knowledge..
Built: 1943 Robert Stephenson’s Locomotive, Newcastle upon Tyne, Works number 7086/43 Original use: 154 Railway Operating Company, Long Marston, 24th April 1943 in khaki livery, in readiness for the D-Day landings. Number WD5050 August 1944: Moved to the Longmoor Military railway, renumbered 75050. December 1944: shipped to France and traveled to the SNCB depot at Antwerp Dam. Utilised for local services over the next six months, it was then transferred to 155 Railway Workshops Company in May for wheel turning, returning to Antwerp, but this time the ‘south’ sheds. 19th February 1946: returned to the UK and was bought by Doncaster Amalgamated Colliery Ltd, numbered No. 35. Early 1960’s it was fitted with a Gas Producer firebox and a Kylpor exhaust. 1970: Moved to Askern Main colliery. 1976: Sold to the Titanic Steamship Company. 1979: Sold to the Kent & East Sussex Railway, re-numbered No. 27. Now owned by Southern Locomotive Group, and on hire to Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. The engine briefly masqueraded as another Austerity, No. 69. The true ‘No. 69’ is currently awaiting restoration in our back sidings. Norman now carries its NCB works number 35.
Best shot of the engine I could take from this side of the wreckage. An exhaust pipe can be seen heading up - either through a borehole or crack in the rock.
Sick with a cold last few days but I've been working on the engine section, which I feel is the weakest part of the SHIP at the moment. So here's a before and after shot. It's better but still not 100% happy.
The light bley section needs more greebling, not too much, but more. Also I just spotted a mistake I need to fix at the back!
I stayed in Liskeard on Wednesday evening so decided to venture out to a spot close to where I grew up the following morning. This is the ruins of an old engine house on Bodmin Moor, close to Minions and the Cheesewring. Just when I thought it was in danger of being a wasted journey the sun came out and provided some nice light. This was taken just as the sun popped up above the horizon.
Thanks to Richie for reminding me of this spot with his atmospheric mono image of the same location a few days ago.
I appreciate any constructive comments to help me improve.