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| Another mystery loco; what is it? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 29 Nov 2006, 11:49 PM (837 Views) | |
| kevinbennett126 | 29 Nov 2006, 11:49 PM Post #1 |
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Hi, A friend of mine has bought this:- ![]() and we would like to know if anyone has any history for it? Its a 'large scale' 7 1/4" loco, 4-4-2(Atlantic) with tender, quite big - loco is 6 foot long plus tender and obviously quite old although with very little wear. The name plate is "The Mew Gull" if it means anything to any one? Regards Kevin Bennett MKMES |
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| penrose | 1 Dec 2006, 07:42 PM Post #2 |
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Kev, 4-4-2 No. 253 "The Mew Gull" built by Barfoot & Mew in 1987 and had been at "a private location". No doubts Dave Holroyde (Miniature Railways officer at Narrow Gauge Rly Society) may know more. |
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| kevinbennett126 | 1 Dec 2006, 08:58 PM Post #3 |
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Chas, Thanks for that - where did you find that info? are there any more like it? Would love to know more about it, very interesting loco. Kevin P.S. its in my garage at the moment - just looking after it for a friend
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| DavidColley | 1 Dec 2006, 11:57 PM Post #4 |
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Instigator of Waving.
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Built in1987? Wow, for a 19 year old loco, it looks like it has had a hard life! |
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Check out the website, Sherwood Forest Railway plug, plug, plug..... | |
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| kevinbennett126 | 2 Dec 2006, 10:45 AM Post #5 |
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Hi David, It doesn't look that 'tidy' at the moment because the boiler cladding if off and it has (about) 10 years of dust and grime over it. Mechanically it is still very good. Although it was finished in © 1987 the build was started (like many projects) many years before that. Kevin |
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| Lambrail | 2 Dec 2006, 11:42 AM Post #6 |
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More Important, Who is Barfoot & Mew? Looks a lovely engine - Wish I had one of those!! |
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Lambrail Member: Northampton Society Model Engineers & Association of 16mm narrow gauge modellers (Bedford Area Group) | |
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| DavidColley | 3 Dec 2006, 10:05 PM Post #7 |
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Instigator of Waving.
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Sorry Kevin, if i'd looked a bit closer, i'd have seen the boiler bands and dome were off, and the lagging was poking out... :rolleyes: Looks a real sweet engine, should be fun when it gets it's ticket |
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Check out the website, Sherwood Forest Railway plug, plug, plug..... | |
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