4489 Back to Blue

[strang steel]

EDIT:

A really good photograph of 60010 with the bell, in 1954, can be found here.

There are some excellent photos of Kings Cross and Liverpool Street on that thread.

Thanks for providing the link.

[owd sweedy]

Talking of photographs, D of C and the Duchess of Hamilton, will be outside together at Shildon on Friday (17th), posing for a one day photo opportunity, before she leaves for York.
If anyone is going along I would really love to see a photo or two of the event, especially of D of C in her now completed livery.
Hopefully all those at Shildon who have worked so hard, and have done such a fantastic job on D of C, will be
decked out in their "4489, Montreal-Shildon-York-Montreal, 2012-14", blue polo shirts by then, a small token of our appreciation
for all the magnificent effort and sweat equity that has been invested in this restoration on our behalf.
Hopefully the weather will be kind for the day.
AFAIK, D of C should be leaving for York on the 29th, if all goes to plan.
Cheers,
Owd Sweedy.

[60800]

4489 is now finished. If you don't want to see her yet, then don't scroll down.





















Courtesy of NRM Shildon, I give you 4489 'Dominion of Canada'!

[2392]

Just how an A4 should look even with the added extra of a bell

[2002EarlMarischal]

Just beautiful - what a great job they have done.

Roll on 5 July at York - photographic morning!

[mick b]

Beautiful Locomotive

[Tom F]

I look forward to seeing her at York.

[owd sweedy]

Thanks for posting the pic J J. There were some waiting for me in my e-mail when I got home this evening. What an absolutely magnificent job they have done at Shildon. Much better than we could have hoped for, and much better than anything we could have done ourselves, to be honest! I think she is going to steal the show at York, and sitting right beside Mallard. Work at Exporail is well advanced on making an "idler car" from an old 40' boxcar, with buffers, hook and three link coupling, courtesy of Andrew Goodman (Moveright International), who just happened to have a spare set that he let us have, (really can't say enough good things about this bloke), to be fixed at one end with a knuckle coupler at the other. This will allow for easier, risk free, shunting in future for Waddon, the SNCF "Bourbonais", and of course D of C, though once she is in the Angus Pavilion she will probably not be coming out for a while, as it is a big job manoeuvring a loco through the buildings back wall/doors.

I am going to drool over those photos again, happy in the thought that dreams can actually come true!! My only deep regret is that I will not be able to get over to York in July myself, as I had planned, for Mallard 75 and to enjoy all six A4's together for the one and only time.


Cheers,
Owd Sweedy.

[60800]

I am going to drool over those photos again, happy in the thought that dreams can actually come true!! My only deep regret is that I will not be able to get over to York in July myself, as I had planned, for Mallard 75 and to enjoy all six A4's together for the one and only time.


Cheers,
Owd Sweedy.

There are two further events where all six will be together;

NRM York - 26th October till 8th November 2013

NRM Shildon (outside) 15th till 25th February 2014

[Quicksilver95]

Wow! She looks great! Thanks for the pic Blackout.
July can't get here soon enough!

[neildimmer]

Evening All

I have added a new collection of Mike Hutton’s photos of 4489 Dominion of Canada posed
alongside 6229 Duchess of Hamilton at Shildon today 19/5/13
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=7TX9pNJ
4489, 6229 & 790 Hardwick
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=Wd6kDtj

4489 Dominion of Canada nameplate bell & whistle
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=N3bJKmm
4489 cabside coat of arms
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=ZchDt8d

4489 Dominion of Canada full collection from today
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &k=dX4r7fg

Neil

[neildimmer]

2 shiny streaks side by side 4489/6229 Shildon 20th May 2013

http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/ ... &lb=1&s=X2

Neil

[giner]

Lovely pics, Neil. Somehow the term 'streak' is just a non-fit with the maroon thing. And anyway, our buffers are cleaner than theirs.

[CVR1865]

That is awesome, thanks for posting. As has been said An A4 exactly as she should look, we now have 3 in full LNER blue it has been a while since that could be said.

[lar1976]

Currently on its way by road to York, on display tomorrow.