The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:03 am
An old photo I discovered when clearing out of Miles Beevor with Duke of Gloucester surprisingly at Crewe Works. The Duke fared better!
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Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:27 am
At least the driving wheels ended up in a better place
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:50 pm
Another 'orrible photo 
. Steady on, deepol, we're supposed to be in a cheery mood cruising into Christmas an' all.
. Steady on, deepol, we're supposed to be in a cheery mood cruising into Christmas an' all.Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:29 am
At least the driving wheels ended up in a better place
Excuse my ignorance Blackout, but where did the driving wheels end up? Was it under "Sir Nigel Gresley" by any chance?
If yes, then it solves a minor mystery for me. When I was researching 60010 at the Exporail archives, I scribbled this note down, which when I came to read it months later I didn't quiet understand..
I wrote....." J P Heald(?)-SNG-Miles B-Parts- superheated elements, coupled wheels, balance weights fractured"......
Cheers,
Owd Sweedy.
Excuse my ignorance Blackout, but where did the driving wheels end up? Was it under "Sir Nigel Gresley" by any chance?
If yes, then it solves a minor mystery for me. When I was researching 60010 at the Exporail archives, I scribbled this note down, which when I came to read it months later I didn't quiet understand..
I wrote....." J P Heald(?)-SNG-Miles B-Parts- superheated elements, coupled wheels, balance weights fractured"......
Cheers,
Owd Sweedy.
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:21 am
Much of the motion on SNG is stamped '26' or '60026', but I don't think I ever noticed such marking on the drivers. Not that it would usually be terribly visible.
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:16 am
I have seen this shot before, i believe that Crewe were overhauling 60007(?) & used Miles Beevor as a source of parts.
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:23 pm
I'm not sure if the full set of six drivers were used, but 60007 definitely got at least three of em.
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:46 pm
It’s a sad image for me and besides being a success or not, they both ended up on the same scrap line.
Regards
Steve
Regards
Steve
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:25 pm
Ay up!
Let's look on the bright side. Thanks to a number of folk who don't know the meaning of the word "impossible", we do at least still have the Duke!
71000 sounds like a "40" in the distance - wonderful machine!
Let's look on the bright side. Thanks to a number of folk who don't know the meaning of the word "impossible", we do at least still have the Duke!
71000 sounds like a "40" in the distance - wonderful machine!
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:54 pm
Hi BB
With turbo-charger 'whistle' and a horn that goes 'EyOoo'??
With turbo-charger 'whistle' and a horn that goes 'EyOoo'??
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:17 pm
Ay up!
Nah - just a deep rumble in the distance like a "40" on full thrape!
Nah - just a deep rumble in the distance like a "40" on full thrape!
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:15 pm
The Duke ended up at Barry, 26 did not..... How come?Deepol wrote:An old photo I discovered when clearing out of Miles Beevor with Duke of Gloucester surprisingly at Crewe Works. The Duke fared better!
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:32 pm
I believe the duke was initially taken to the wrong scrapyard
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:41 pm
Remember seeing the Duke at Barry back in the mid 70s.
It was minus its cylinders which had been salvaged for the Science Museum I believe.
It was minus its cylinders which had been salvaged for the Science Museum I believe.
Re: The end for Miles Beevor
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:34 pm
Ay up!blackout60800 wrote:I believe the duke was initially taken to the wrong scrapyard
Yup, 71000 was sent to Cashmore's who'd already started stripping it prior to cutting when a photoggy, or so I am lead to believe, noticed that the label was for Barry. She was re-delivered to Barry instead, hence her survival.
As to why the streak didn't get there - weight restrictions, loading gauge restrictions, unfitness to travel far, who knows?