Hyperion

[52D]

Just caught Time Team on 4od and saw the preserved Hyperion at Newmarket, pity its the skeleton of the original and not the loco.

[manna]

G'Day Gents

I thought ( just for a moment) that they'd dug up an A3, rather than found a load of old bones, that only a dog would love

manna

[Horsetan]

The racehorse was definitely quicker than the accounting software named after him.

[IAK]

The record label is pretty good mind....

[2002EarlMarischal]

Just caught Time Team on 4od and saw the preserved Hyperion at Newmarket, pity its the skeleton of the original and not the loco.

Pity old steam locos don't turn up in the UK as "barn finds" like classic cars do from time to time.

[majormagna]

Pity old steam locos don't turn up in the UK as "barn finds" like classic cars do from time to time.

Locos, not so muc, but wagons and coaches galore! I think over a third of the LNERCAs stock and spares are from fields and gardens!

[strang steel]

Just caught Time Team on 4od and saw the preserved Hyperion at Newmarket, pity its the skeleton of the original and not the loco.

Pity old steam locos don't turn up in the UK as "barn finds" like classic cars do from time to time.

Maybe they would have more success if they tried digging at a few tunnel sites and found the St****g** R*****e

[Blink Bonny]

Just caught Time Team on 4od and saw the preserved Hyperion at Newmarket, pity its the skeleton of the original and not the loco.

Pity old steam locos don't turn up in the UK as "barn finds" like classic cars do from time to time.

Maybe they would have more success if they tried digging at a few tunnel sites and found the St****g** R*****e

Form 1 here, SS - Please explain the abbreviation.

[strang steel]

I'm afraid that I would have to kill you if I was to reveal any more of this highly sensitive subject.

So, for reasons of sanity I will refer you to here:-

http://englishrail.wordpress.com/2010/0 ... m-reserve/

[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

Sadly, there are only something like three locomotives unaccounted for in the 1960s scrapping.

I'd like to believe it, I really would. The inclusion of GWR engines shoots it down in flames for me. Why keep engines for a Strategic Reserve (Oh-Oh - I've said it, please kill me later! ) when they can only operate on less than 1/4 of our network? And that's BEFORE Notwork Fail made their "contribution."

[strang steel]

I think that I read somewhere that for a time in the 1960s it was under consideration because of problems with supply of diesel oil should the cold war flare up into something more serious, but I think they dropped the idea once hints of oil under the North Sea were becoming more substantial.

Sorry to confuse you, but the spelling with certain missing letters is a running joke in certain railway circles.

[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

I must get out more.

Or should that be less....

[Hatfield Shed]

The record label is pretty good mind....

Seconded. Ted Perry would have been interested in getting the Transacord material to do a full edition on CD in the original album formats, among the many other projects that he had on the go before his life was sadly cut short. Don't think Simon quite shares that enthusiasm, and he has had enough on his plate restoring profitability since the very principled legal action initiated by his father.