A great achievement to put this locomotive onto the mainline, it’s former stamping ground so to speak, but you can’t get away from the almost..’space age’..environment it’s in, welded rail, even the station lighting is modern in comparison to the sixties for instance, surrounded by modern materials etc, the system is so called..‘rationalised’..now as well with the absence of yards and pointwork as well, but the sound of the pressurised steam at work is still very stimulating and was the norm back in the day, evey half hour or so almost 24 hours a day!!!!
A great achievement to put this locomotive onto the mainline, it’s former stamping ground so to speak, but you can’t get away from the almost..’space age’..environment it’s in, welded rail, even the station lighting is modern in comparison to the sixties for instance, surrounded by modern materials etc, the system is so called..‘rationalised’..now as well with the absence of yards and pointwork as well, but the sound of the pressurised steam at work is still very stimulating and was the norm back in the day, evey half hour or so almost 24 hours a day!!!!
Well what do you know! There’s that absurd air con vehicle again!!!