Leeds lost locos

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Mon 20 Apr, 2009 2:07 pm

There are two Hudson-Hunslet diesel locos working on the Groudle Glen Railway in the Isle of Man - I posted this one on Flickr a couple of weeks ago:http://www.flickr.com/photos/tasa_m/3428876582/And this one shows both of them:http://www.flickr.com/photos/tasa_m/342 ... ream/There is also an old Hunslet locomotives advertisement in the Port Erin Railway Museum, illustrating a Kitson & Co loco on the Barsi Light Railway in India:http://www.flickr.com/photos/tasa_m/2805751395/

simong · Post by **simong** » Mon 20 Apr, 2009 6:39 pm

AngryofMayfair wrote: edit - well it looks as though Apple users are stuffed when it comes to uploading images here - it didn't work in Safari so I downloaded and installed Firefox - no go either.... It's a known problem unfortunately. Works in Opera though.

Barwicker · Post by **Barwicker** » Mon 20 Apr, 2009 9:44 pm

Being a seasoned traveller I read this thread last week in Fez, Morocco. Well you have to find something to do in the evenings! The oldest working steam locomotive in the world was built at Kitson's in 1855. It usually lives in Delhi Railway Museum but every now and then makes a trip on the main line. I had the pleasure of riding behind it in 2005, when it was 150 years old and have some photographs which I will attempt to upload in a couple of days time.Kitson's were taken over by Hunslet in the early 1920s and their designs continued for some time. Details can be found in Mr Townsley's excellent history of the Hunslet Engine Company. I gave him a print of the Fairy Queen when he spoke about Hunslet Engine Co at the East Leeds Hist. Society a couple of years ago.

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Tue 28 Apr, 2009 11:26 am

Trojan wrote: blackprince wrote: blackprince wrote: This is a Fowler steam loco originally used on the cane railways in Northern Queensland. It is now used to haul tourists on a short stretch of narrow guage line at Port Douglas. Close up of the name plate and maker's plate. Faugh a Ballagh - clear the way - regimental motto of the Royal Irish Fusiliers I e-mailed the webmaster of Australian steam about the Irish origin of the name “Faugh a Ballagh” As a result he has dedicated a new page to this loco on the website http://www.australiansteam.com/fowler8733.htmAnd http://www.australiansteam.com/sugarframe.htmHe also tells me that I was mistaken about this loco pulling tourist trains. F-A-B is “plinthed” and has not turned a wheel for many a year. Other Fowler steam locos are used to give tourist rides on the nearby Balley Hooley railway. http://www.ballyhooley.com.au/Nothing to do with Leeds (except we like our tea with milk & 2 sugars) but the Sugar Cane railways are fascinating There is a network of a few thousand miles. of 2ft gauge line and it is only used for 20 weeks a year while the cane is being cut. See http://www.lrrsa.org.au/LRR_SGRz.htmfor a good account.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 28 Apr, 2009 10:49 pm

blackprince wrote: Trojan wrote: blackprince wrote: blackprince wrote: This is a Fowler steam loco originally used on the cane railways in Northern Queensland. It is now used to haul tourists on a short stretch of narrow guage line at Port Douglas. Close up of the name plate and maker's plate. Faugh a Ballagh - clear the way - regimental motto of the Royal Irish Fusiliers I e-mailed the webmaster of Australian steam about the Irish origin of the name “Faugh a Ballagh” As a result he has dedicated a new page to this loco on the website http://www.australiansteam.com/fowler8733.htmAnd http://www.australiansteam.com/sugarframe.htmHe also tells me that I was mistaken about this loco pulling tourist trains. F-A-B is “plinthed” and has not turned a wheel for many a year. Other Fowler steam locos are used to give tourist rides on the nearby Balley Hooley railway. http://www.ballyhooley.com.au/Nothing to do with Leeds (except we like our tea with milk & 2 sugars) but the Sugar Cane railways are fascinating There is a network of a few thousand miles. of 2ft gauge line and it is only used for 20 weeks a year while the cane is being cut. See http://www.lrrsa.org.au/LRR_SGRz.htmfor a good account. It's not Welsh though it's Irish Gaelic.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Wed 29 Apr, 2009 12:39 am

This isnt really anything to do with Leeds, but is train related. Has anyone noticed the new Head and Shoulders shampoo advert features the Keighley station of the Worth Valley Railway? You can see a sign saying "Trains to Haworth" for a fleeting second, and the layout is that of the station. The loco has the number 80002. Is this a Leeds built one so I can maybe justify this comment and find a tenuous link(!)?

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Wed 29 Apr, 2009 12:41 am

according to this...http://www.32g.co.uk/pages/dayrtn06.htmlits based at Haworth, but I can't find out where it was built!

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Wed 29 Apr, 2009 10:14 am

LS1 wrote: according to this...http://www.32g.co.uk/pages/dayrtn06.htmlits based at Haworth, but I can't find out where it was built! I think it was built at Derby (if Wikipedia is to be believed ):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_standard_class_4_tank

BIG N · Post by **BIG N** » Thu 30 Apr, 2009 4:21 am

Correct - 80002 was Derby built but, was based on a Fowler design of earlier years - teniuos link I know but there you go.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 30 Apr, 2009 11:19 am

BIG N wrote: Correct - 80002 was Derby built but, was based on a Fowler design of earlier years - teniuos link I know but there you go. A tenuous link to Leeds, indeed - like the tenuous link between the ad and the product! I get the feeling the art director is a fan of David Lean, and thought, "How can I shoe-horn a spoof of Brief Encounter (albeit beautifully shot) into a shampoo ad?" I'm amazed the client bought it!