"We have a problem!!"

Are they calling The Fat Controller to come and sort Thomas out? ;-)

Hi Amelia,

Thank you for your concern as to the ill health of the blue engine here..
Now, I must be very careful not to give away privileged information here.. or the railway will be upset...
They were on the phone to the Controller (I don't know if he was horizontally endowed or not), and certainly large quantities of oil were administered (look carefully, the 'Morris' can is on the ground on the far side of the loco).
Later in the day the locomotive was back in action www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/48317604

Best Wishes
Peter

Hey Peter, hahah I liked what Amelia called the little engine, Thomas :)) the two there do seem to be calling for assistance? the engine however is going, isn't it Peter, I see the steam. Oh well I can't tell. You are close enough to have given them a hand in some way if possible.
a nice, interesting shot Peter. Best wishes, Sarah

Hi Sarah,

Thank you so much for such an interesting and thoughtful visit. Maybe Thomas would be a good name for it! Although 'Donald' and 'Douglas' were also engines from the Caledonian railway.. ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_and_Douglas
I was completely privvy to the conversations, and did have some discussions with the crew (who were very nice gentlemen) but perhaps the absence of any other photographers there might just give a clue to this being an unscheduled stop in the middle of nowhere..!!!
Now, why stop in the middle of nowhere!!!... MMMMM

Best Wishes
Peter

Oh, I hope they got it bacvk running ... and, yes, I found the oil can ,-)

What a great shot, Peter!

Hi Erhard,

Thank you for your visit here, and your keen observation!
There is a long story behind the situation, but let us say... It was back in action later, www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/48317604 when the oil had done its work.

Best wishes
Peter

Well, the stop certainly gave a great opportunity to capture this image. :-)

Thank you George,

But not an image that the railway company was very pleased about!!

Best Wishes
Peter

It's very good.

Thank you Maria,

Nice to see you here! You are welcome any time!

Best Wishes
Peter

Hello Peter an interesting shot indeed looks like the only things steaming are the phones :))

A shot saved in fav's by me too

Best wishes ... Steve

Hi Steve,

Thank you so much for visiting. The problem was the same as the day before, an overheated bearing (but not so bad). There was a big telephone conference with the crew and the controller to decide how to re-arrange the day, and the loco roster. They decided to let it miss one journey (putting the other locos on instead), by which time it would have cooled down enough to continue.

Root cause of the problem was a very slightly tight bearing following the overhaul, which will of course wear down fairly quickly (helped by large doses of oil).

Best Wishes
Peter

Beautiful locomotive!

Thank you Berny,

Glad you like it/

Best Wishes
Peter

A great looking loco Peter, bet it looked even better when it was running,
Nice capture from our on the spot reporter

Thank you Roger,

Of course I do have a few pictures of it running too!! (Some of which you have seen)
www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/48380888
www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/48345560
www.ipernity.com/doc/2247998/48176888

But in this case I noticed that it was not attached to the train which it should have been, so I went looking for it along the rest of the line. It had to be somewhere, and you can't easily hide a railway locomotive!

Best Wishes
Peter