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Posted: 27 Oct 2015

Taken: 25 Oct 2015

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Great Central Railway Swithland Leicestershire 25th October 2015

Great Central Railway Swithland Leicestershire 25th October 2015
After running from Loughborough to Swithland Up Loop double headed; Peckett 'Yorktown' class 0-4-0ST "Teddy" and NER Y7 0-4-0T 1310 with two coaches we came off to let 1310 run round. Another shot taken from the headshunt as we prepared to operate passenger trains on the new Mountsorrel Branch.

╰☆☆June☆☆╮, Tractacus, Polyrus have particularly liked this photo

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 Phil Sutters
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I hope I look as good when I am 114! What a splendid sight!
8 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
A colourful scene in more ways than one, all very well presented.
There does not appear to be much space for using fire irons and I guess it has to stop every few hundred yards to pick up a bag of coal ;-)
8 years ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
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And as sprightly too!
8 years ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied
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Thanks. In fact there is no space. Full stop! You can't even swing a shovel. I fired her on a couple of trips and, just like Teddy, you have to get on your hands and knees and fire by hand.

We had a flatbed truck at Nunckley and every other trip we stopped to fill the coal bunkers. Interesting day it was.
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

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