Steel, Steam & Stars III

[robd]

Is anybody going to SSS3 at Llangollen this week?

http://www.6880.co.uk/category/steel-steam-and-stars-iii

I will be going on Wednesday 25th armed with camera(s), 60163 Tornado will be in steam and operational that day.

Rob.

 

[mezzoprezzo]

Hello Rob.

I won’t be there, but thank you for an interesting link.

The 6880 Society looks like a well organised outfit. We should wish them well with their endeavours. It would be great to see a Grange Class loco again, even if it isn’t an original brought back to life. What a shame that they were all scrapped. I used to see a few of them in my schooldays.

I reckon I took this photo of a Grange in around 1959, west of Salisbury, where SR and GWR had parallel twin tracks until they diverged at Wilton. This is on the GWR section of line which has now been replaced by housing. The SR line is still in use to this day.

I can’t see the number of the loco in detail. The picture was taken with my first proper camera, a simple Kodak 44A, (having “progressed” up from my grandfather’s old box Brownie), so it’s not very clear.

My best guess from what I can see on my original full size image is that it is 6830.That would identify it as Buckenhill Grange, which was scrapped at Cohen’s, Kingsbury in 1965.

Thanks for stirring up some happy memories.

Hope you enjoy the day out, together with anyone else from the Forum who might be able to get to the event.

Cheers
Casper

 

[robd]

That definitely looks like 6830 and thanks for your wishes.

 

[neville_hill]

I'm going on Thursday. Has anyone ever attempted the Llangollen line in Trainz? It seems an odd omission as it's a beautiful line.

 

[robd]

I'm going on Thursday. Has anyone ever attempted the Llangollen line in Trainz? It seems an odd omission as it's a beautiful line.

I am in the process of building this route and have done the terrain using TransDEM. I have done some scenery and building placements for Llangollen itself but I am lacking in motivation and inclination so it won't be finished any time soon, maybe in time for SSS4 (or 5!)

Rob.

 

[BLACKWATCH]

It's a bit of a pointless exersize when everything has to be imported by road, maybe when they get a
mainline conection, it will be a gathering to be worth the ticket price.

 

[robd]

It's a bit of a pointless exersize when everything has to be imported by road, maybe when they get a
mainline conection, it will be a gathering to be worth the ticket price.

Do I detect a hint of 'sour grapes' in that comment?

With an estimated attendance of 10,000+ over the week and all advanced tickets now sold out there must be lots of folk who don't think it's a 'pointless exercise' who will be going to enjoy the event, like myself. An all day ticket for midweek is £16 (£22 for w/end days), IMO, that's very reasonable.

I don't think there's any chance of a main line connection but nevertheless, the line is being extended along the existing track bed to Corwen which gives another 3 miles of track to play with.

Rob.

 

[Deano5]

Looks like a good day out, plenty to see and do. Pity I can't get time off work right now, would love to go.