Martin Shaw
Western Thunderer
Not so Dave
The former Crewe North shedmaster Geoff Sands was appointed as Motive Power Officer SR South Western Division and and put forward a proposal to transfer some redundant Duchesses to the SR to assist the ailing Bulleid pacifics. Also 46236 City of Bradford worked between Waterloo and Exeter in the 1948 locomotive exchanges so its weight can't have been too awry for the Civil Engineer. I'm not certain where you got the weight of a Bulleid from, my info suggests an unrebuilt Merchant Navy and tender in working order as 142 1/2 tons.
Regards
Martin
The former Crewe North shedmaster Geoff Sands was appointed as Motive Power Officer SR South Western Division and and put forward a proposal to transfer some redundant Duchesses to the SR to assist the ailing Bulleid pacifics. Also 46236 City of Bradford worked between Waterloo and Exeter in the 1948 locomotive exchanges so its weight can't have been too awry for the Civil Engineer. I'm not certain where you got the weight of a Bulleid from, my info suggests an unrebuilt Merchant Navy and tender in working order as 142 1/2 tons.
Regards
Martin