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I've heard from a friend that 6229's streamlined casing has a rather large dent just forward of the cab area that's only visible from the footbridge. Does anyone know what happened?
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Mallard took a swipe at it when no one was looking for trying to upstage her. :lol: :lol:
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Just found a picture of her with the dent quite clear:
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hi gents

rumour had it when they brought the locomotive out of locomotion they miss judged placing of the door way in the museum and it slipped onto the top of the engine luckily as it is on the top of the engine its quite difficult to notice it unless u look for it
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WOOTANG wrote:locomotion
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Mallard was at Locomotion.

As far as I'm aware, 6229 has never set foot anywhere near Shildon.
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blackout60800#

yes mallard was at locomotion

but im sure 6229 was at locomotion for an lms weekend which featured the engine with a carriage from the era that ran with 6229, i know scots guardsman was at locomotion as was princess elizabeth and im sure the duchess turned up as well
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The casing is kept up by a framing that goes over the boiler, with some framing at the front. It doesn't go right along the boiler, rather along the firebox sides mainly. There is still some space between the firebox sides and the casing.
I've seen a photo of them being built at Crewe Works. Anyone want the link?

While fixing the dent, why not overhaul it so it can be back in steam? :mrgreen:
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It dosen't look very sturdy at all :?
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In the mid 1960s (when I were but a lad) I went to Barry. I actually walked along the top of West Country 34105 SWANAGE and it was surprising how thin and flimsy the casing was.

No doubt an A4 would be the same as the Duchess and West Country
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blackout60800 wrote:It dosen't look very sturdy at all :?
It's plenty sturdy, but it is not like the A4, where more of the casing goes right around the boiler, as opposed to being kept up by a "exoskeleton". 60008 had a few panels of the casing left open, and you could see the boiler underneath.

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LNER Fan 60008 wrote:
While fixing the dent, why not overhaul it so it can be back in steam? :mrgreen:
I believe thats the long term plan.
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Ay up!

Sooner the better - be nice to see one in 12 inch to the foot scale! :mrgreen:
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