The end for Miles Beevor

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » 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!

60800 · Post by **60800** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:27 am

At least the driving wheels ended up in a better place

giner · Post by **giner** » 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.

owd sweedy · Post by **owd sweedy** » 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.

jwealleans · Post by **jwealleans** » 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.

YNMR · Post by **YNMR** » 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.

60800 · Post by **60800** » 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.

Steve05 · Post by **Steve05** » 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

Blink Bonny · Post by **Blink Bonny** » 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!

Postman Prat · Post by **Postman Prat** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:54 pm

Hi BB

With turbo-charger 'whistle' and a horn that goes 'EyOoo'??

Blink Bonny · Post by **Blink Bonny** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:17 pm

Ay up!

Nah - just a deep rumble in the distance like a "40" on full thrape!

brsince78 · Post by **brsince78** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:15 pm

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!

The Duke ended up at Barry, 26 did not..... How come?

60800 · Post by **60800** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:32 pm

I believe the duke was initially taken to the wrong scrapyard

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » 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.

Blink Bonny · Post by **Blink Bonny** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:34 pm

blackout60800 wrote:I believe the duke was initially taken to the wrong scrapyard

Ay up!

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?

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