Comments on: King George V

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:08:26 +0000

I nice way of commemorating some happy memories

By: Mike Farmer

Mike Farmer — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:34:00 +0000

Hi, To be precise I was 19 yrs old and a chef on the Cornish Riviera Express, the loco King George v, regularly pulled us, truly a magnificent loco.I have just commisioned a steel foundry in Yorkshire to make me a copy of the nameplate she used to carry when taking us down to Penzance ….Mike

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:51:25 +0000

Wow! That must be a great memory to have

My Mum remembers these trains or rather the carriages as they were in those days and my Grandfather used to work as a guardsman

By: Mike Farmer

Mike Farmer — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:05:15 +0000

When I was a young man, I worked on the dining car of the cornish Riviera Express, this locomotive regulary pulled us … great memories

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:54:03 +0000

I is a shame that they are mostly static indoors these days. But it is better that they are preserved for future generations to see, rather than just rotting away somewhere.

Thanks for you comment about my photo. The conditions in the museum especially on that day (dark and dreary outside) made photographic conditions difficult.

The engines are all so close up together that it presents a different challenge.

By: J_on_tour

J_on_tour — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:44:29 +0000

It is with mixed feelings that as a specific diesel class fan (it’s currently stored outside under the tarpaulin ! ) with an interest in certain steam engines stored here that I see this clinical polished museum of unused engines. However I appreciate that each engine has specific reasons for being selected for display and the organisation has in recent years taken to the idea of hiring out the traction to the more real world of the North York Moors Railway. Having said that, it would be impossible to get decent shots like the quality final shot that you show here.

By: angus dei

angus dei — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:42:32 +0000

Not chuffed then Bernard the steamy:)

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:43:57 +0000

Thanks Victoria

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:43:31 +0000

It was a great weekend away, the trains are impressive.

I hope you have a good weekend too

By: CherryPie

CherryPie — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:42:36 +0000

Thank you