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Class A1 Pacific "Tornado" - Newly Built Main Line Steam Loco

  • 20-09-2009 11:41am
    #1
    Jim Martin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭


    This wonderful achievement of recent railway engineering, much of which was done voluntarily, appeared yesterday at York Station, UK, together with 3 other main line steam locos (70013, 60007 & a "Duchess") - this must be a record!:

    http://www.a1steam.com/


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  • #2
    Judgement Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    Jim - Sure you're posting on the right message board? Irish Railway News this way: www.irishrailwaynews.com

    Just kidding, the inaugural running of "Tornado" featured here some months ago and a splendid sight she makes at speed. However, I always find the progress of such projects across the water has a depressing effect on me when you consider the state of things here. CIE/IE have dealt Mainline diesel preservation a death blow and the Irish Traction Group locomotives are soon to marooned at Downpatrick and Moyasta (!) far from rail connections and, indeed, far from the original objectives of the group. The prospect of a National Railway Museum in the Republic has also evaporated and the possible exhibits scattered to the four winds or worse. Our Green Minister for the Environment has no interest in doing anything and after many years of battering on the doors of officialdom I for one have given up trying - which is, of course, what they want.

    When you compare preservation in the Republic as exemplified here (Tralee/Blennerville Railway): http://blog.tralee.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/tdlr_00.jpg with preservation in North Wales (the Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarvon to Portmadoc) here: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WElsh_highlan... you really must be driven to despair, I know I am.


  • #3
    Jim Martin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭Jim Martin


    Yes, I am with a lot of things (no need to say any more!) but, according to Jackie Whelan who runs the W.Clare Rly, they are getting a collection of a dozen or so main-line diesel locos, I forget where he said from.
    He said they are going to be housed in a purpose built shed on the the other side of the main road from Moyasta Jcn Stn where there is already one parked out in the open.


  • #4
    Judgement Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    Jim - he's getting them from the Irish Traction Group but who is going to travel to Moyasta to see them, what will the sea air do to them and is this what the Irish Traction Group was set up to do?


  • #5
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    and they will dilute the narrow guage story somewhat (pleased though I shall be to see them under cover....). This country is somewhat short of tourist attractions so on balance , I welcoem this initiative.


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