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<u>Steam on Shed</u><br>An impromptu visit to Eastfield shed Glasgow on a balmy May evening in May 1966 provided this none too brilliant shot of Thompson B1 4-6-0 No. 61008 <i>Kudu</i> in use as the shed's stationary boiler.
Steam on Shed
An impromptu visit to Eastfield shed Glasgow on a balmy May evening in May 1966 provided this none too brilliant shot of Thompson B1 4-6-0 No. 61008 Kudu in use as the shed's stationary boiler.
Steam, diesel and gas turbine on shed or in works
Old Pix Brought to the Fore
<u>Steam on Shed</u><br>Allegedly, some Gresley V2 prairies were having severe steaming problems in the early 1950's which was starnge as they are popularly known as being 'The Engines That Won The War' during which period they hauled prodigious loads with seeming ease. The reason for this apparent aberration aren't for discussion here though.<br>The proposed solution was to send 60845 to Swindon's test plant in May 1952 where she stayed for a year by which time the problem had been definitively sorted out under the auspices of the redoubtable S. O. Ell (I think).<br>Here we see 60845 on March 23rd, 1953 near the end of her residence at Swindon and in the unlikely company of a Collett tender whilst her own tender can be seen in the background. Previous | Next<u>Steam on Shed</u><br>We're getting well into my own era of interest with this one and quite a few others in this set of images<br>Holden original condition B12 4-6-0 No. 8520 with ACFI water feed and in LNER apple green livery presents a handsome spectacle at Cambridge on May 20th, 1937.

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