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Old 29th March 2010, 08:18 PM
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Default Thursford Collection Founders Day 2010

A few pictures I took at Thursford yesterday in Bushells Yard across the road from the main collection:























I'll put them on Steam Scenes when I can positively identify them, more on that later.
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Old 29th March 2010, 08:42 PM
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Cant beleive thats what they call preserving engines over in that yard, a very sorry state to leave them stood sheeted up like that.

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Old 29th March 2010, 08:45 PM
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One day there is going to be one hell of a sale.
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Old 29th March 2010, 08:47 PM
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I have to say I find Thursford depressing. Just seems such a waste of engines. Only my feelings.
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Old 29th March 2010, 08:50 PM
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Sooner the better, this will give someone a chance of owning and restoring an engine that was owned by Mr Cushing, surely this is better than them just left out there to get any worse, and the money could be put to good use inside on the engines on show.

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Old 29th March 2010, 08:52 PM
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All engines that are kept in this way no matter where they are or what type is a great shame when they are so sought after, and so many people are wanting to buy an engine, like myself a first engine etc.

Again, just my view, but seems it is shared by some others on here.

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Old 29th March 2010, 11:23 PM
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A few pictures I took at Thursford yesterday in Bushells Yard across the road from the main collection:



I'll put them on Steam Scenes when I can positively identify them, more on that later.
this one will look a bit different soon unforunatly as the headstock is only hold on by about 2 piece of 2 inchs of well corrored smoke box. i will post my photos when i get them off my phone.

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Old 30th March 2010, 07:19 AM
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When I quizzed the tour guide about getting something back into steam he said they were seriously thinking about relaying the railway and getting "cackler" back into steam.
Mind you I rather felt that the questions and answers he gave were rather choreographed.

Lets see what happens, but I rather feel it will be a very long time before and if ever we see one of the collections engines in steam.

As Ive said before (and many others) its all rather depressing. Poor old girls!

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Old 30th March 2010, 02:56 PM
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It baffles me why anyone would let someone walk round their property with a camera just so they can then come on here to moan about it.

At least they were saved from the scrap man in the first place.

Come to think of it at least they are covered, many an engine I know isn't all year round.

If it was my collection, I would read this bollocks and shut the gates and keep them shut.

If you want an engine, there are plenty for sale. Go buy one. You can then keep it how you see fit.

Just an opinion. No harm intended.
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Old 30th March 2010, 03:45 PM
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I myself really enjoyed looking round (First time) - i must admit to begin with i was a bit sceptical and thought that it'd be much better getting them all into steam... BUT when i left i'd completly changed my mind.

Where else do you get to see engines as they were (Albeit a bit rustier) in their working days. I think thats its a godsend that people like me who never got to see them in their comercial lifes can finally see what they would have been like years ago and expecially since most of them are in their original paint. If i was restoring an engine (Especially and A&P Roller) i would be extremely grateful that i would be able to see some of the features that are sadly not often seen on engines nowadays for various reasons.

And leaving engines outside? I obviously don't know about their financial situation but if they had enough money i'm sure they would put the rest of the engines under propper cover!

I have however the viewpoint that if they have two engines which are pretty much the same then maybe it would be worth restoring/selling them to get them into steam.

I don't want to start an argument here - everyone has their own opinions!
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