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4464 Bittern
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:51 pm
by neilgow
By a fluke, I was on Swindon Station this morning when 4464 Bittern passed though onto the Gloucester line on its way to participate in a forthcoming SVR Gala.
A lovely splash of blue in the chocolate & cream country. Mind you the chime whistle warmed the cockles of me 'eart.
Rgds
NG
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:56 pm
by paullad1984
Phwoar!
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:59 pm
by 60800
Beautiful
Video of her being prepared before the run here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auWaz9xxX5o
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:27 pm
by S.A.C. Martin
Cracking shot neil!
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:35 pm
by Belvoir
So I DID hear a chime whistle just before midday ....
For Kemble Tunnel, I presume.
Quite made my day.
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:19 pm
by Blink Bonny
Cor!
Almost pornography, that shot!
Wonderful, many thanks!
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:56 am
by 60800
Blink Bonny wrote:Almost pornography, that shot!
.....
Look at the video link I posted BB, she has all her hatches open
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:59 pm
by Blink Bonny
Ye Gods!
Is that legal?
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:43 pm
by Marvin
Wow! I'm pleasantly surprised that they're keeping it blue. I'd originally asumed that the change of colour would be as temporary as the change of identity. Nice that there'll be an operational A4 in the colour I remember from my childhood posters for a little bit longer.
(And when it does finally go back to BR green, could they at least get the same colour paint as Union of South Africa?)
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:55 pm
by Blink Bonny
Ay up!
Even better - why not resurrect other lost A4 liveries. 2509 Silver Link, anyone?
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:53 am
by 60800
Now she has a corridor tender they can at least get the tender configuration right for 2509, unlike in the 80's
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:50 pm
by Marvin
Blink Bonny wrote:why not resurrect other lost A4 liveries. 2509 Silver Link, anyone?
Well, I wouldn't say never, but that has been done in recent memory (even if I never got to see it
). Surely the
really lost A4 liveries are wartime black, experimental "purple", and LNER green - next time Bittern plays dress-up one of those liveries should be considered first don't you think?
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:01 pm
by 2002EarlMarischal
Marvin wrote:Blink Bonny wrote:why not resurrect other lost A4 liveries. 2509 Silver Link, anyone?
Well, I wouldn't say never, but that has been done in recent memory (even if I never got to see it
). Surely the
really lost A4 liveries are wartime black, experimental "purple", and LNER green - next time Bittern plays dress-up one of those liveries should be considered first don't you think?
LNER green please!
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:37 pm
by MrCrepello
Is it just my eyes, or is 4464 "Bittern" painted in a lighter shade of "LNER blue" than currently exhibited on 4468 "Mallard"?
I have often thought that Mallard was too dark...
Can the experts please advise?
Thank You,
John Russell
Re: 4464 Bittern
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:09 pm
by Blink Bonny
Ay up!
Could be lighting. Mallard is rarely seen in daylight
whereas 4464 is rarely seen in artificial
.