#old steam engine

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GWR loco No. 6902 'Butlers Hall' @ Swindon Works - May 1961 by Frederick McLean Via Flickr: An old photograph (2" x 2") of accident damaged British Railways/Great Western Railway (GWR) steam locomotive No. 6902 being scrapped in 'A' shop at the Swindon Works. The works was opened in January 1843, the last BR steam locomotive it produced was 'Evening Star' in 1960, the last steam loco to come in for repair was in 1964, the works closed in 1986 with some work continuing into 1987 after which most of the site was cleared for redevelopment. Old/new overhead maps view:- maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=15.4&lat=5... The photo has no date or photographer name. No. 6902 'Butlers Hall' was a C. Collett designed 'Hall class' 4-6-0 engine, built at the Swindon Works and new to GWR in Jul 1940. In Feb 1961 the locomotive was involved in an *accident in which the driver died, this is it being scrapped at Swindon Works just a few months later in the May. The accident damage can clearly be seen in the photograph. * "In the early hours of the 11th February 1961, the ex GWR locomotive 6902 Butlers Hall was heading the 10.23 p.m. York - Swindon express when it collided with the rear portion of a divided freight train and derailed. Tragically this resulted in the death of the driver of the express, Driver A. L. L. Jones, who was trapped on his footplate." From Mike Crabtree in the 'Railway Identification Group' on Facebook:- "Swindon ‘A’ shop because of the configuration of a single overhead crane lifting the whole locomotive, Darlington North Road also lifted locos using a single crane and its most definitely not North Road. All other erecting shops used twin cranes and lifted using what was called a double lift." If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks. 📷 Any photograph I post on Flickr is an original in my possession, nothing is ever copied/downloaded from another location. 📷 -------------------------------------------------

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Blood [1997]

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DUCK IN THE CORNISH MYSTERY

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Shunt normally: 🤨😒😑😤

Shunt w Momma: 🥺🥰🫣🐶

Their relationship is this. To me.

Also their song is Fine Wine by Saint Motel maybe I‘ll make them a ship playlist eventually aughhh

[elektrostantsiya]

Turbineposting again, bc they're so beautiful 😻, yet so unappericated. All imgs from Pinterest

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Train graveyard, New England. 🚂

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[op3ra]

catch up, steam train

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november 2022 - final shot

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Built by Sharp Stewart of Manchester in 1873 for India's Tirhoot State Railway, metre gauge D class locomotive "Tweed" was in its 106th year of service when photographed working at the Saraya Sugar Mills in the state of Uttar Pradesh during February 1979.

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GWR/BR loco No. 4699 @ Whitland shed - West Wales Tour (787) - Jun 1959 by Frederick McLean Via Flickr: An old amateur photograph of British Rail (BR) pannier tank engine No. 4699 inside the Whitland engine/locomotive shed (closed Jan 1966) in Jun 1959. This is in an old rail enthusiast photo album, on the reverse is annotated "West Wales Tour, C. F. Walklet at Whitland Shed, 7 Jun 1959". No. 4699 was a C. Collett designed class 5700 0-6-0PT engine, built at the Swindon Works, and new to Great Western Railway (GWR) in Feb 1945. The locomotive was withdrawn from service in Jun 1964, then scrapped in the August at the BR Swindon Works. Old/new overhead maps view:- maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=17.4&lat=5... If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks. 📷 Any photograph I post on Flickr is an original in my possession, nothing is ever copied/downloaded from another location. 📷 -------------------------------------------------

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Some say: Poppa x Belle

Others say: Momma x Belle

My school of tought says: Poppa and Momma are 2 separate characters, and they're in a lovingly poly relationship with Belle!

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Based on a post about Percy and Harold:

If Percy is older than Edward but looks younger than he is, what was Edward’s reaction to finding out that Percy is older than him if he did or ever found out?

How would the others react if they ever found out? Or would they not believe Percy is older than Edward? Because then that would make Gordon the youngest.

(Gresley a1 Pacifics were made in 1922. Furness K2 “Larger seagull made in 1896. E2 tank engines made from 1913-1916. And L and YR class 28s made from 1909-1912. And for the heck of it: Sterling singles made from 1870-1895. Also Toby: J70 tram engines made from 1903-1921)

I feel like if the others ever found out about Percy’s age they’d lose their minds since Percy doesn’t act that old.

Ok so I found out that the Avonside 0-4-0 saddletank engine was built sometime in 1897-1900, so Percy is technically younger than Edward. But it’s a one year difference at most, so that still means he’s REALLY old. Sorry if I was wrong about that fact!

That being said! I think Edward would be the first engine to know about Percy’s real age. One day, he was feeling upset about being called “old” by the others. Percy tries to cheer him up by telling him that he can’t be that old since Percy claims to be ‘even older’. Edward doesn’t know what he means by that, so Percy tells him his actual age.

The blue engine is surprised to hear about this. He never would have guessed that a small and energetic tank engine like Percy would be just as old as him. Edward laughs and tells him that he’s still a year older than Percy, but he appreciates the support. He then asks why Percy never told anyone about this and the green tank engine replies that no one would believe him if he did. Edward understands since Percy does get teased a lot for being little, so he promises to keep it a secret.

A few years later, Percy’s crew wanted to celebrate Percy's build date (they have an estimated guess) so they surprise him with a birthday cake. That is when all the other engines learn about Percy’s real age. Needless to say, they were all in shock. (Except Edward because he already knew.)

Emily and Toby are confused about why Percy never acted his age but they don't mind that much. He’s still the same cheerful and hardworking little saddletank they know and love. Thomas bombards Percy with a million questions while Henry starts to feel bad about being rude to him in the past and apologizes by saying that “he didn’t know”. Percy happily forgives him since he's nice to him now. He also teases Thomas to "respect his elders" from now on, but Thomas teases him back saying that an elder can be his best friend too.

Gordon and James are freaking out and refuse to accept that Percy is older than them. This hits harder for Gordon since he is technically the youngest of the Steam Team.

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Leo legit said this in ‘The Four Muskaturtles’/S3E16, you’ve got to believe me

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CHP Plant 1 🏭 (EC 1), Łódź, Poland

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