Lovely shot Dave obviously a special memory.This scene will never be repeated
Henry
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This photo is pure awesomeness. As an American who loves British steam, and was fortunate to ride on Sir Nigel Gresley back in 2012, and see Bittern and Mallard, I admire this photo and the Great Gathering. Very moody and atmospheric. Some of my photos from my vacation are in my portfolio here, but none of them as nice as yours.
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| Posted by JerryE on February 19, 2014 | |
Just wonderful Dave... It really is a pity that these locos have got to be returned, both considering the state they were in when they arrived and that these locos were gifted to to those countries presumably because the UK government (and the British Railways board) thought they would be wanted and looked after. But agreement are agreements, and the UK does tend to keep to them... Sorry to sound so harsh, I suspect many a north American rail-fan were also disgusted by the state of these locos were in on arrival too.
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Some people have all the luck. All I get is to see a picture while you get to be there in person. Sniff, sniff...
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Nice photo of this local event Dave. But why is Dwight displaying 60010 on it's smokebox door I wonder when it is 60008?
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I think in fairness Dwight D. Eisenhower was in decent condition when it arrived back, although the motion was a dubious colour, but Dominion of Canada was very poor and looked unloved and neglected. Hopefully, now it has been cosmetically restored again it will be better cared for in Canada this time
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I agree. Personally, I wish Eisenhower was returned to steam. Or at least moved to our Nation's Capitol so I can see it on a more regular basis. Rather that than wasting away in Wisconsin.
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| Posted by JerryE on February 21, 2014 | |
@Sean Mathews, surely Eisenhower will never be returned to active steam in the USA simply because -without major modifications to the draw-bars (and possibly its braking system?)- it will be incomparable with any other North American railroad stock* and operating rules. This problem was faced back in the early 1970s when the British A3 class loco 4472 "Flying Scotsman" toured the USA, one only has to look at picture of that loco at the time to understand the modifications made and how much more problematic they would be on a A4 class. *I suspect that this might also explain the damaged front plate-work on Dominion of Canada, caused by incomparable and thus a make-shift coupling whilst moving her.
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