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MTA · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject: Farewell to the Decauville

Yesterday was 'Barbouilleur''s last day in regular service before her ten yearly overhaul. She didn't raise steam well at all, we can blame the office on that front as they always order poor quality, crap foreign coal that produces a lot of smoke and tar

Although after a tea break she had risen well and the fire was burning nicely! Photo opportunities arose later in the day, my favourite shot being the last one in this gallery on my recently set up Fotopic site:

http://simonking889.fotopic.net/c1329123.html

I also created an accompanying video. My second choice for the soundtrack was 'Another One Bites the Dust'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTGs1s0cQHo

Oh well, back to nice clean engines that don't represent industrial railways like Barbouilleur did

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SillyBilly · Guest

Nice loco, I guess it'll come back after Peter? I also like the photo on the 'Pottery Line'.

MTA · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject:

The Smith's aren't going to touch it for a couple of years as they want to get their other engines running. Namely the Baguley and the Brush Electric

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Wales - Where men are men and sheep are scared

andysleigh · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject:

1) where is it going

2) why 10 years!

MTA · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject:

1) After it has been cleaned (!) we are probably going to put it on the 'clean restoration' road of the Exhibition Hall.

2) The overhaul isn't going to take 10 years!
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Wales - Where men are men and sheep are scared

andysleigh · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject:

ok

and

y is it called a ten year overhaul then

SillyBilly · Guest

Because a full boiler certificate runs out after 10 years, thus the engine needing a re-tube, and it has the name 10 year overhaul, in BR steam days they'd probaly finish a re-tube and have it fully examined in about a month.

Graham-Jilly · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:49 am Post subject:

Great pics and vid MTA
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