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Spotted an unusual sight today!
« on: 24 August 2008, 17:53:51 »
Amazed today, saw a brand new vehicle being put through its paces and they hadn't even bothered to paint it......it was still in grey primer!
« Last Edit: 24 August 2008, 17:55:39 by Mark »
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« Reply #1 on: 24 August 2008, 17:59:23 »
more details man.  :) :) :)
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Re: Spotted an unusual sight today!
« Reply #2 on: 24 August 2008, 19:23:10 »
Nobody like to guess then.......apparantly it cost 4 million quid to build from scratch!
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« Reply #3 on: 24 August 2008, 19:25:01 »
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Nobody like to guess then.......apparantly it cost 4 million quid to build from scratch!


Hmmm just 4 million....seb coe"s new Olympics car ?
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« Reply #4 on: 24 August 2008, 19:28:29 »
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Amazed today, saw a brand new vehicle being put through its paces and they hadn't even bothered to paint it......it was still in grey primer!

Challenger III tank? ;D ;)
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« Reply #5 on: 24 August 2008, 19:28:30 »
oh come on, out with it... The new aston. There, now what was it?
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Re: Spotted an unusual sight today!
« Reply #6 on: 24 August 2008, 19:29:36 »
A restored project?
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Re: Spotted an unusual sight today!
« Reply #7 on: 24 August 2008, 19:37:30 »
A steam train of some sort?  ::)

possibly http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7536023.stm
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A steam train of some sort?  ::)


Lol, insider info!



Its Tornado, an A1 steam engine built brand new and just recently moved to Loughborough (we were there for Thomas the Tank Engine!)
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Re: Spotted an unusual sight today!
« Reply #9 on: 24 August 2008, 19:40:39 »
looks impressive!
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Re: Spotted an unusual sight today!
« Reply #10 on: 24 August 2008, 19:42:14 »
For me, the impressive thing is that we still have the skills in the Uk to make one (although the boiler was actually built by the germans but, there good with all things fires  ::))
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« Reply #11 on: 24 August 2008, 19:43:44 »
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A steam train of some sort?  ::)


Lol, insider info!



Its Tornado, an A1 steam engine built brand new and just recently moved to Loughborough (we were there for Thomas the Tank Engine!)


A great sight and a fantastic achievement for all involved! :y :y 8-)
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« Reply #12 on: 24 August 2008, 19:58:20 »
Ah, quite moving watching a steam engine go past. Must have been quite a day.
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Ah, quite moving watching a steam engine go past. Must have been quite a day.


Littleuns love it, took our two on Thomas (at Llangollen) last week.

there is something magical about it for everyone imho.
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« Reply #14 on: 24 August 2008, 21:14:44 »
Today we went on (behind):

Thomas (a Jinty Tank Engine)
Diesel (a class 10 D4067 shunter)
Daisy (a 101 DMU)
Douglas (a class 8K 2-8-0 GCR Steam unit built in 1912)
Donald (a class G3 0-8-0 Steam unit famous as the one with 'Please Dont Let Me Die' on its smoke box from Barry yard)

We also saw Tornado in steam running up an down the line to get a few miles on it plus a whole host of others in the shed (which they still let you walk round!) including the mighty Boscastle!
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