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Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:57 am
by Deepol
I found this when going through some old discs and photos. It was too big to scan originally so I took a photo . Quite an interesting cutaway of her especially as she or a P2 is a project in the being.
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:25 pm
by 65447
A cutaway drawing, remarkably exceedingly similar to this, was included at the back of F A S Brown's biography: Nigel Gresley Locomotive Engineer, Ian Allan 1961.
My copy still has the drawing attached...
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:42 am
by giner
Great find. It reminds me of the sort of cutaway drawings that used to appear in the centre pages of the old 'Eagle' comics. I wonder if this one ever appeared in there.
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:57 pm
by Deepol
I got it on my days on BR so not too sure where it came from prior to that.
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:21 am
by Deepol
The real thing on the Forth Bridge.
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 11:52 am
by Blink Bonny
Gorgeous.....
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:12 pm
by 2002EarlMarischal
IMHO only one other engine conveys that much power and beauty at the same time -
2002 Earl Marischal with the extra smoke deflectors!
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 5:32 pm
by Dave
I got my copy from the BR PR dept at York HQ when I wrote and asked them for some info in the early 60's
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 10:52 pm
by manna
G'Day Gents
Nice find, and a nice picture to, I was reading the other day that EM was used on the southern end of the ECML, when first built for testing etc, for about four months (without deflectors) so at least we have a good excuse to run a P2 up and down Stoke bank.
manna
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 8:29 am
by 60800
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 9:16 am
by 2002EarlMarischal
The wooden structure is an indicator shelter. These were built onto the front buffer beam to enable staff to monitor the cylinder pressures and performance whilst the loco was actually working.
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 9:20 am
by 60800
Thanks
It looks very odd though.
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 9:28 am
by 2002EarlMarischal
Couldn't have been too comfortable for the crew either!
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 11:20 am
by 52D
EM i dont think you made it too clear to young Blackout that men actually were housed in the wooden shelter when the loco was undergoing trials. Ive never seen any video of an LNER loco equipped with one but i did see either an Arthur or a Lord Nelson pulling out of Waterloo from a link on here many moons ago ISTR BB may have posted the link.
Re: Cutaway drawing 2001 COCK O' The NORTH
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 5:08 pm
by Blink Bonny
Ay up!
I've actually seen a picture of a chap waving through the front spectacle plate of the shelter!
The wierdest thing I've ever heard of was a proposal (serious) to fix a tractor seat between the frames of a B17 so that potential frame flexing could be investigated. It got, so I understand, to the point of actually installing the seat before Authority said "no."