Photo D1020

Dan Randall

Dan Randall

Western Thunderer
The frontal view seems to indicate that there are two seperate coat hooks on the bulkhead door. I only fitted one to "Rifleman"..... :(

Great find by the way Cynric. :thumbs:


Regards

Dan
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
28ten said:
I have just spent 10 minutes with this test piece.. I think the colour range isnt far off for blue and grot... it is nowhere near tatty enough,... I think it will be very hard to pull off.
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If you run out of test pieces there is always the header of the WT home page....

The reaction to the photo suggests that "Hero" was probably unique and at the upper end of the washed-off and grottiness scale which makes me ask "why?". If the condition of the paintwork is the result of time between re-paints and number of trips through the carriage washer then how come other Westerns were not in a similar condition?

Or maybe Hero went longer between re-paints... or maybe Hero was the Laira equivalent of a Nag for the carriage sidings.

regards, Graham
 
lancer1027

lancer1027

Western Thunderer
Hero was painted into blue livery during the Swindon Works visit between 13/10/67 and released from the works 29/11/67. She did'nt enter the works again until 1/12/71. She was released from the works 12/4/72. She never had a Laira re-paint. Withdrawn from service 4/6/73 but her last day in traffic was 17/5/73.
So she ran for 4 years approx , without any works visits or re-paint,hence her poor condition.

Rob
 
Pennine MC

Pennine MC

Western Thunderer
Dog Star said:
The reaction to the photo suggests that "Hero" was probably unique and at the upper end of the washed-off and grottiness scale which makes me ask "why?". If the condition of the paintwork is the result of time between re-paints and number of trips through the carriage washer then how come other Westerns were not in a similar condition?

Or maybe Hero went longer between re-paints... or maybe Hero was the Laira equivalent of a Nag for the carriage sidings.
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I'd hesitate to say 'unique' Graham, but probably pretty bad by '1000' standards (although many Warships also got pretty manky at this period, and I do STR seeing a pic of another blue Western with maroon showing through).

Its VB only status would have become restrictive once airbraked stock started to proliferate, possibly that meant it wouldnt be as favoured as a DB loco.
 
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