Finally 60008

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Norman Coyne
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Finally 60008

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Six long years it has taken me to master uploading photos here so finally here are some of the shots I took on a visitto the railway museum in Greenbay.
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The cab's all one colour inside? My God....... I can't wait for BREL (Doncaster) to get their hands on her
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Ay up!

Thanks for that, Norman - worth the wait, believe me.

Looking forward to seeing her in the flesh this summer!
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The summer BB? I though she was due late August
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Ay up, Blackout!

OK, late summer, then!
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Are both A4's actually being repainted? I had heard that they were to be ushered to Doncaster works as soon as they landed fish n chips side
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Let's hope they paint them garter blue!!! :lol: Actually Dwight D Eisenhower was the first A4 painted garter blue after WW2 in September 1945!
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Ay up!

(sprays coffee all over screen and keyboard!) :lol:

Now that's what I'm talking about. Three in Garter Blue? Would valances be extracting the Michael? :shock:
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Garter blue without valances and with stainless steel letting with the number 8, would be perfect
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blackout60800 wrote:Garter blue without valances and with stainless steel letting with the number 8, would be perfect
Salivates at the thought :D
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52D wrote:
blackout60800 wrote:Garter blue without valances and with stainless steel letting with the number 8, would be perfect
Salivates at the thought :D
yes and all in steam with a rake of teak coaches on the ecml :D
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Blink Bonny wrote:Ay up!

(sprays coffee all over screen and keyboard!) :lol:

Now that's what I'm talking about. Three in Garter Blue? Would valances be extracting the Michael? :shock:
Surely, if valences were added then we would at least be sending the loco back with "added value"! 8)
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2002EarlMarischal wrote:
Blink Bonny wrote:Ay up!

(sprays coffee all over screen and keyboard!) :lol:

Now that's what I'm talking about. Three in Garter Blue? Would valances be extracting the Michael? :shock:
Surely, if valences were added then we would at least be sending the loco back with "added value"! 8)
...... and as Gresley Intended.

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I'm hoping that once the two A4's are here, someone like 'beardy' branson will put up an offer for at least one of them
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Re: Finally 60008

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G'Day Gents

But Mr Branson, might want to paint them 'RED' and have VIRGIN, across the tender.............

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