The LNER Encyclopedia

Unfortunately not being restored to steam, but a bit of news in that it's moved to Locomotion at Shildon

http://nationalrailwaymuseum.wordpress. ... -starts-2/

I'd be interested in seeing a photo of it in it's new location if anyone has one

What's the world coming to - you need an "Interpretation Officer" to make Joe Public understand what railways are about. Sir Nigel will be turning in his grave...

Peter

PGBerrie wrote:What's the world coming to - you need an "Interpretation Officer" to make Joe Public understand what railways are about. Sir Nigel will be turning in his grave...

Peter

Welcome to the world of low IQ sheep.......World leader to Joke in 8o years

Visited Shildon today and saw 1621 up close - fantastic to see 1621 up close, especially with the wheels visible, what a beautifully made piece of a Victorian Engineering. Shildon is now better for NER stuff than York in my eyes, with 1621, the Electric bo-bo Number 1, Gateshead Works horse drawn fire engine and J21, and the snowplough

Ay up!

I knew moving south was a bad idea

Coboman wrote:Welcome to the world of low IQ sheep.......World leader to Joke in 8o years

Yes, it's amazing what can be achieved through a combination of a diet of pizzas, palm-oil, chips, "mechanically recovered meat" products and alcopops (plus other chemical "relaxants"), no discipline or punishment, a mockery of an education in subjects such as "media studies" or "social care" (but none in spelling, grammar or adding-up), top quality brain-numbing tv programmes like Big Bruvva or Britain's Got No Talent, a guaranteed dole income for life (with bonus pay if you deliberately breed a tribe of illegitimate kids you can't afford, and let them make thorough nuisances of themselves), and a general "no effort required / no responsibility to be shouldered / all rights unconditionally assured" culture.....

Perhaps an 'Interpretation Officer' is expected to explain the difference between a Railway Station and a Train Station? Or even a passenger and a customer.

Don't get me started. Just...... don't!

Mrs BB says: he's just spat crisp crumbs over the keyboard and screen and stomped off. Time for his medication I think.

Atlantic 3279 wrote: Yes, it's amazing what can be achieved through a combination of a diet of pizzas, palm-oil, chips, "mechanically recovered meat" products and alcopops....

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That what you get in a meritocracy, there is just no place for those who are deemed to have no merit.............

Ay up!

So THAT'S where I've been going wrong all these years....

When I saw the NER 1621 at the original York Musem many years ago I wished I had lived in an age when such high stepping locos roamed the rails. What a sight it would make out on the mianline in steam, but alas people would rather see newly created locomotives.

Here they are this morning.

I wonder what happened to those lovely red NER pattern headlamps which used to grace No 1621? I do hope that they have not disappeared.

Silverfox2512 need not worry excessively about missing NER red headlamps for 1621. Provided that a drawing of this headlamp is available, or another headlamp is available as a pattern, a competent metalworking shop could make replica headlamps easily if or when required.

Sir Brian

Sir Brian - I do not think that is quite the point! Provenance, provenance, provenance.