| Posted by JerryE on July 27, 2013 | |
Of far more interest are the other locomotives in the picture, from right to left, "Evening Star" the last steam locomotive built (completed 1960) by a railway company in the UK. Second right is an example of the Brush Type 2 [BR Class 31], the first truly mass-produced mainline diesel classes built for British Railways from 1956/7 by Brush in the UK. Next we have the recently resorted example of a LMS Coronation Class with 'streamlined' engine cladding. Lastly, just visible on the extreme left is the sole remaining Southern Railway Q1, a class built at the hight of the WW2 Blitz, designed to use as many existing parts/casting patterns etc. and as little raw materials as possible, whilst having the widest route availability - probably the most ugliest UK steam locomotive ever built but widely regarded as a thoroughbred of a work-horse that helped win the war...
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Completely agree with you. Sadly though, outside of dedicated rail fans, few understand their significance. More people associate with the hall that thinks its a castle. I like the looks of the Q1, btw. They are kind of cool. Much better than most of the Ivatts out there, which in my opinion look more like our trains over here in the states.
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| Posted by Tom on July 27, 2013 | |
....and to think I spent a three week deployment in the York vicinity with the Illinois Air National Guard and had no idea this facility was in existence. Sure seems to me it is almost worth a trip back just to tour this....
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Totally worth it. And from there you can take a short trip North to the North York Moore Railway and ride the classics. I drug my wife on such an excursion. We stayed at Alconbury AFB, using my Reserve privileges. Saved us hundreds on our vacation.
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