It was a really nice thing Rik ? I was certainly impressed by both performance and finish. Unfortunately the Gorton point sod all of an ancestral acre would not allow me space to run such a beast ? even if I could slide it under the radar of the current Mrs G ? so I shall stick to the narrow gauge. I did find it more exiting than G1 however, primarily because there is so much footplate room. It would be very easy to fit an unobtrusive 2.4 system controlling reverser/cut off, regulator and steam whistle. I also like the gas firing system. The loco was very free steaming with the large flatbed burner and, of course with a closed gas system one gets a good display of exhaust. Given the room, one of these with a rake of Mk1 coaches would be the nearest thing to being beside a steam powered main line that one could get.ge_rik said:
