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Most viewed - Ribble Steam Railway - Autumn Steam Gala + Deltic to Strand Rd. - 2015
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137 viewsA little bit of one of the two Deltic Napier 18 cylinder engines.
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131 viewsInside cab view of the controls at No1 End. - Not much of a view of the line from the control seats looking forwards.
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122 viewsOpen day around the Museum and a chance to look around inside the Prototype Deltic before in returns to the NRM.
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118 viewsAt the back of the driving position and between the engine compartment, there are some panels - Removing one of the panel covers shows the state of the electrics - bakealite switches. Not very safe after 60 years. These would all have to be replaced with modern switch gear and all upgraded before it would be allowed to run again.
It would not be the same machine if done. Just a shell of the original machine would remain.
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117 viewsSmall doorman and also steps down into the engine and generating sections.
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115 viewsOff down the line for Deltic with "Princess2 pushing.
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112 viewsNewly restored ex Corby Steelworks Hawthorn Leslie 3931/1938 "Linda"
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111 viewsDeltic Prototype on Strand road
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109 viewsA tight fit and not much room to walk along inside the engine department
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108 views"Princess" and "No6" banking out the 12.15 service pulled by "Courageous"
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107 viewsDeltic Prototype standing in the museum.
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105 viewsBagnalls "Courageous" waits to take out the 12.15 service from Preson Riversway
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105 viewsHaving remove "Courageous" from the front. Deltic is pushed by "Princess" onto Stand Road, stopping all the traffic on this busy main road for a few minutes.
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105 viewsDeltic Prototype on Strand road
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104 viewsBagnalls "Priness" banking the 11.00 service towards Strand Rd.
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