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Published: 2008-10-17 22:16:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 1470; Favourites: 60; Downloads: 52
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South Devon Railways 14XX locomotive, 1420, stops for liquid refreshment in its last year before being taken out of service.At present, the loco is undergoing a full restoration
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Looking at this photo gives me a nostalgic feeling - I grew up reading and watching the original Thomas the Tank Engine stories, and that instilled a bit of a fascination for steam locomotives in me. There's something about them that despite their bulk and power, they all seem so elegant at the same time. Even the little tank engines appear cute
This train looks almost exactly like the illustration of Oliver that Gunvor and Peter Edwards did for the 24th book of the Railway Series: Oliver the Western Engine. I wonder if it was the model or inspiration for the same character...
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yes, please feel free, sorry I have taken a while to reply
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oh how I love those little 0-4-2's. I love the 1401 in the titfield thunderbolt, is she still with us?
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Yeah. He'll be a perfect as his name is Bulliver, as he has a true spirit of a cockney scamp from deep down in his boiler, and right to his smokebox.
With inspiration from Great Expectations and Oliver Twist (both by Charles Dickens), he'd fit the part perfectly as he runs the same branch alongside No. 5786 'CB'.
BTW, I saw the actual 5786 on my holiday once. I'll never forget the time I actually rode on him 2-3 times on the SDR.
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If you're curious about 5786, he's a Pannier Tank I once met, and I did meet the Class 20 diesel, No. 20 110.
With Bulliver's appearance, I could use him with 4953 Pitchford Hall in a sketch involving 1T57 The Fifteen Guinea Special, which to railway workers, is said to be an industrial last supper as it were back then.
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Ah, I know EXACTLY who 5786 is,
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Thats the view I had on the drivers experience on the footplate of 5786, a damn fine day out!
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