@SodorProductions The reason for 45305's survival is a very unlikely one - it was saved because it was the cleanest in A.E Draper's Yard (Alderman A.E Draper being the name of the scrapyard and the loco)!
Ah, so that's the loco's name? I have a bad habit of calling it Frederick, as I've recently become co-producer of a Trainz series, where one engine is that same engine. And yeah, that does sound very unlikely.
Great Video, 5 Stars! I rember seeing 45305 leave the work ready to haul the return leg of the tour and then I passes the loco at Nuneaton on a Pendolino!
There was a reason for that, apart from the frequency of trains that day. Some enthusiasts were a bit too close to the platform edges and needed to be told to move back. Cheers ryskinner!
Very nice, I just found out that this particular Black Five wasn't scrapped after all. Looks like I was wrong!
SodorProductions 1 year ago
@SodorProductions The reason for 45305's survival is a very unlikely one - it was saved because it was the cleanest in A.E Draper's Yard (Alderman A.E Draper being the name of the scrapyard and the loco)!
Cheers.
theamateurbasher 1 year ago
Ah, so that's the loco's name? I have a bad habit of calling it Frederick, as I've recently become co-producer of a Trainz series, where one engine is that same engine. And yeah, that does sound very unlikely.
Thanks for the info :)
SodorProductions 1 year ago
Great Video, 5 Stars! I rember seeing 45305 leave the work ready to haul the return leg of the tour and then I passes the loco at Nuneaton on a Pendolino!
60103Henry 2 years ago
Thanks!
theamateurbasher 2 years ago
That station seems to have speakers going off almost non stop!! do they ever take a break??
ryskinner 4 years ago 3
There was a reason for that, apart from the frequency of trains that day. Some enthusiasts were a bit too close to the platform edges and needed to be told to move back. Cheers ryskinner!
theamateurbasher 4 years ago
I'm amazed you haven't had 100's of GWR fans screaming "Oh no it's not!" - but I think it was.
Thanks for posting
Tom
Tomlan2007 4 years ago 3
Hmm, maybe I was wrong to make that opinion, but oh well. Thanks Tomlan2007!
theamateurbasher 4 years ago
Black 5. All-round best ever UK steam locomotive?
SteffanLlwyd 4 years ago 3
Quite arguably, unless anyone thinks different. Cheers!
theamateurbasher 4 years ago