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No.463, a Mark 2z First class Brake
Corridor coach, sits opposite the platform after its arrival on Saturday
from Lancastrian Carriage & Wagon works in Heysham.
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RPSI volunteers and staff from
Allely's Heavy Haulage are assembling a ramp so GS&WR coach No.1097
can be loaded up for transport to the Downpatrick
and County Down Railway.
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No.1097 safely on board in preparation
for her long journey.
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The volunteers help to pack away the
equipment that will be needed for unloading at the other end.
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No.85
'Merlin''s smokebox door is open for a routine inspection. Since the
locomotive is out of traffic, a spark arrester is not currently fitted
and the blastpipe has been removed. This allows an unusually clear view
of the superheater elements and header.
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The current relay of the Larne line
has now progressed sufficiently that 'R
H Smyth', though still hard at work hauling ballast trains, was able
to reach Whitehead for a weekend of maintenance. On Sunday, the locomotive
was in steam for testing purposes after a boiler washout and was also used
for some shunting.
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GS&WR No.1097 departs on the low
loader, passing the Whitehead community football pitch.
Photo by W S Boomer
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Three of the six ballast hoppers used
for the relaying contract stabled at Whitehead for the weekend.
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No.3BG 'Guinness'
sits cold in the platform road after being used for shunting work on the
Saturday.
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Thomas at the controls of the gargantuan
gantry crane in the loco workshop, in use for lifting coach bogies. The
crane is itself a preserved item, continuing to be used for its designed
purpose over a century after it was built.
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As the sun sets behind the carriage
shed, 'R H Smyth' waits for morning and another hard day's work on the
ballasting contract.
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