big boys toys Swanage

[geoff adamsParticipant @geoffadams14047]

xmas present from my family

got to drive a steam engine on the Swanage line on Monday in all the snow

what a great experience all the family including 3 dogs got a free ride we all had a great day

cant remember what the engine was hope someone could tell me

Geoff

[geoff adamsParticipant @geoffadams14047]

driver experience

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

**LINK**

[geoff adamsParticipant @geoffadams14047]

thanks speedy

great to known some of the history of the engine there was so much to take in I think they said it was made in Brighton I could be wrong

Geoff

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

The locomotive is a British Railways Standard Class 4 2-6-4T

[Harry WilkesParticipant @harrywilkes58467]

Geoff having worked on the SVR I know the kick you got driving the loco ! Speedy great link

H

[Gordon AParticipant @gordona]

Affectionately known as a Standard class 4 clank, 'cos that's the noise the coupling rods make, at least on all the ones I've seen over the years.

Joe Brown the musician was a locomotive fireman in his early days, and a few years ago he was reunited with one of the class that he actually worked on, number 80079, a resident of the Severn Valley Railway.

How's that for trivia, (may come up in a pub quiz sometime.)

Gordon.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Luck lad

[Enough!Participant @enough]

Hmm … been there a while. Swanage 1997 (without the snow):

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

Ditto what Neil said!

Geoff – Nearly back to normal and champing at the bit.

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