Not sure, but it would probably have been 92220 Evening Star sometime around 1986-88 time.What was the last outing of a 9F on the mainline? Would be curious to know the date / what tour it was etc.
Not sure, but it would probably have been 92220 Evening Star sometime around 1986-88 time.What was the last outing of a 9F on the mainline? Would be curious to know the date / what tour it was etc.
Ah well done.After a bit of research using the fantastic resources of Six Bells Junction I found this:
https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/880807_1.htm
On 7th August 1988 it ran from York to Hull via Scarborough.
Ah well done.
I’ve remembered now that it was listed in the Platform 5 books back then as still being mainline registered in 1988.
Re Black Prince though - I don’t recall that working railtours?
I think it may have moved under its own power from wherever it was purchased by David Shepherd to Longmoor, and it obviously worked at Merehead a few times, but was that all?
Didn't a 9F haul a stone train in/around/near Merehead quarry in the mid 90s? I'm sure I have a dim and distant memory of reading an article and seeing photos in Steam Railway or similar.
Or it might have been in an older mag donated to me by one of the guys at the steam railway I volunteered at.
92220 also ran to York on 28th August '88 (there is a photo of it on-line) and it was photographed at Selby.After a bit of research using the fantastic resources of Six Bells Junction I found this:
https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/880807_1.htm
On 7th August 1988 it ran from York to Hull via Scarborough.
I think all that would do would be to cause the centre driver axle to drop half an inch. Remember the motion has to allow for independent vertical movement on each axle. Having some of the wheels with a significantly shorter diameter would cause problems with excessive wear on axle box guides and possibly damage to the motion too - there will be a sideways force component when axles aren't perfectly virtually aligned, due to connecting rods no longer being horizontal). Usually these loads are transient but there would be a significant permanent load in top of the transients. Furthermore, the natural movement when underway may then cause the differential to exceed some maximum and cause rapid failure of a crank pin or other component.As they do not do heavy work anymore would it be possible to grind say 1/2" off the flangless Tyre so it is above the check rails
If need be a new Tyre could be fitted in the future
92203 did work tours on the main line up to 1975 but I don't see anything after that.
92220 also ran to York on 28th August '88 (there is a photo of it on-line) and it was photographed at Selby.