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Published: 2016-12-03 13:21:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 1175; Favourites: 63; Downloads: 0
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Description With paintwork reflecting the weak March sunshine, A4 'Sir Nigel Gresley' reverses into London Marylebone station to take a 'Shakespeare' service on March 16, 1986. The 'porthole'Β that let light into the corridor tender for changing crews at speed is clearly visible.
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NeidalRuekk [2022-05-27 22:01:47 +0000 UTC]

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County1006 In reply to NeidalRuekk [2022-06-10 20:23:26 +0000 UTC]

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paws4thot [2017-11-10 12:55:40 +0000 UTC]

I got nothing to speak of except good stuff.

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County1006 In reply to paws4thot [2017-11-10 16:59:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks kind Sir!

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Steamking4468 [2016-12-09 15:37:40 +0000 UTC]

I hope they shut that access hatch for the lubricator before they left Andy?!
Cracking shot of the beauty that is the 100th LNER pacific

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County1006 In reply to Steamking4468 [2016-12-09 17:36:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Ben! Yes, a bit sloppy I thought!

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Steamking4468 In reply to County1006 [2016-12-09 18:22:34 +0000 UTC]

Thinking about it they might have wanted to see if the level had settled and top it right up before departure making sure it was full. Even so, it stands out.

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County1006 In reply to Steamking4468 [2016-12-09 19:31:55 +0000 UTC]

Yep that makes sense Ben. Thing is with an A4 anything left open looks so prominent!

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DanielWolff-Gallery [2016-12-04 00:50:36 +0000 UTC]

A great capture and an interesting looking engine.

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County1006 In reply to DanielWolff-Gallery [2016-12-05 13:22:45 +0000 UTC]

Holds the post war steam speed record of 112mph!

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beautyliesintheeye [2016-12-03 23:02:13 +0000 UTC]

I have no idea what drove this aesthetic result, but they sure knew how to please the eye in those days!
Thank you for sharing.

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County1006 In reply to beautyliesintheeye [2016-12-05 13:49:19 +0000 UTC]

That was Mr Gresley's design flair! And you are very welcome!

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beautyliesintheeye In reply to County1006 [2016-12-05 20:42:36 +0000 UTC]

Ty for the info.
I'll read up on him.
His style (which is so unique even I can tell) is one of a kind because he found a way to "modernize" art-deco of sorts if you get what I mean. Truly amazing. Even in the colors.
Cheers & Thanks.

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County1006 In reply to beautyliesintheeye [2016-12-06 12:38:52 +0000 UTC]

No probs!

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Rockyrailroad578 [2016-12-03 18:38:23 +0000 UTC]

I've always liked how these locos look with BR blue coaching stock.

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County1006 In reply to Rockyrailroad578 [2016-12-05 13:59:46 +0000 UTC]

Yes, not a million miles away from the old LNER 'Coronation' train livery.

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Rockyrailroad578 In reply to County1006 [2016-12-05 19:03:36 +0000 UTC]

It's kind of like the LMS Coronation livery for the lower half and the LNER 'Silver Streak' Coronation sets introduced in the same year.

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County1006 In reply to Rockyrailroad578 [2016-12-06 12:39:16 +0000 UTC]

Yep!

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Rednecked [2016-12-03 16:39:23 +0000 UTC]

She's one grand old beauty, dressed to the nines, great capture Andy

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County1006 In reply to Rednecked [2016-12-03 17:56:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Cee! Hope your weekend is good

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