BULLIED Q1 SPIRIT FIRED LIVE STEAM

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These were ugly brutes to some.
For others, superb 'work horses'.
They were certainly powerful engines for an 0-6-0 and were classified 5F which compared them to (for instance) a Jubilee.
They were however relatively slow moving and only occasionally seen on local passenger work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OeiynRq5PY
 
So ugly they were attractive!
Weren't they claimed to be the world's most powerful 0-6-0?
 
Q1's were super beasts. They were used on Passenger more than is believed in their later days. That is one big layout, even I am not sure that I would want all that woodwork just outside the house. Could do with Lonicera to loose the Stilt look a bit, as done at Pecorama.
JonD
 
The layout is indeed rather large and is on an old tennis court.
It is in fact laid out to Gauge 3 (64mm) so it needs to be a reasonable size.
My friend who has the railway is located in the Bristol area but has other hobbies so unfortunately the railway could do with a little TLC.
I have seen a lot of British outline running there however including Castle's a Stanier Princess and several West Countrys. The Q1 still 'draws the looks'
 
Gavin Sowry said:
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Designed by a good ol' Kiwi boy, no less.
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Must say, I was quite taken with this loco. Got down in the pit and had a real good look, the whole engine workings had a model railway 'motor block' look about it, everything compactly packed within the frames.

Still ugly as sin, but, in some ways, that could be its appeal.

Now, if Bachmann were to bring out Neville in the Thomas series................
 
Frequently years ahead of his time, O V Bulleid designed the 'coffee pots' as austerity locos - primarily for goods. I can remember seeing one shunting the coal sidings at Norbiton, but with their power classification, they were obviously intended for much heavier freight working.

Also used for traction to help EMUs up the steep sections near Haslemere and Petersfield in bad weather.

Didn't do much passenger work, as post war, the Southern was becoming more heavily electrified and EMUs ruled :nod::nod::nod:

Probably did plenty of other jobs as well :nod::nod::nod:
 
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