To save another thread here is Dwight D. Eisenhower 60008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ct8GNh0XA
I saw both of these locos on a recent visit to out National Railway Museum.
They both make their return to North America later this month.
Any plans in the works to get it running again? That “Duchess of Hamilton” looks like a Pennsy engine…
No I am pretty sure not Ken. I don’t think they have even run Stateside but I may be mistaken. They were a gift to the two Countries (Green Bay WI) and Canada after they were withdrawn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_A4_4496_Dwight_D_Eisenhower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_Princess_Coronation_Class_6229_Duchess_of_Hamilton
That was a short lived livery Ken and it does resemble the PRR, maybe to look ‘at home’ in the States.
‘In 2014, upon her return to Canada, 4489 will most likely be displayed inside the unheated shed where she spent the last 47 years and not the main exhibition building’
This is the saddest thing I’ve read about DoC in many years…breaks my heart to read it.
Alan, didn’t she look just beautiful in the sunshine outside the shed with her sisters?
What a day That was for all lovers of steam locomotives.
I bet that the OMST in Ottawa would give her a better home than a shed out in the boonies.
More people like me would be ble to see her there, too.
Just wish we still had Duncan DuFresne around to get the show on the road.
tac
Ottawa Valley GRS
Maybe our Canadian rail enthusiasts can have something to say about this. I know one Canadian Forum Member told me how ashamed he felt about the condition the loco was in when is left for the UK celebrations.
At least is looks great at the present time.
…ashamed is not a strong enough statement…
…and for sure, DoC will never run again here in Canada…
Those are such beautiful locomotives!
Well, I must say it has been great having them over here. They have attracted many visitors to the NRM at York, which included me.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11193465.Mallard_s_sister_locomotives_head_home/
The National Railway Museum apparently exceeded revenue expectations by $1M+ for this Mallard 75 event, called “The Great Gathering”.
Someone in the UK mailed a check (cheque) for C$1M to the Toronto Museum asking them to sell DoC before its return. They were turned down.
Similarly, $1M was offered to Green Bay for 60008, “Dwight D. Eisenhower”, and they turned it down. At least they know how much the locos are worth now!
Yesterday evening I watched “Bittern: the Need for Speed” in Blu-Ray [Oldham Video Productions] here in Florida on a big screen. Bittern, #60019, was allowed to run at 90 mph on the mainline as part of this event, and exceeded expectations with 3 trouble-free runs. Awesome video, which includes shots of all 6 ‘Streaks’ around the turntable in York, and great run-by and cab action ! Highly recommended.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycJkfaHAhEQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Pete - thank you so much for posting that great video. I’m not much of a fan of British trains, but I DO have a soft spot for the LNER, especially as we live not far from the high-speed north-south line, and can see these beautiful locos at 90mph at Offord D’Arcy crossing out of Kings X on their way up or down from Edinburgh and the north of England.
Fred and I had long chat the other evening about DoC and her inevitable sad fate in a part of Canada where things British are not altogether popular - and I make no apologies for that comment - I’ve had a hard time in QC on occasions and I’m bi-lingual - the only such person in my family.
Unrealistic as it sounds, she would be far better off staying here in UK than rotting away in the uncaring frost of QC.
Best
tac
Ottawa Valley GRS
I have to admit being - as far as British locomotives are concerned, though I do have favorites from elsewhere - of being a Great Western Railway aficionado. However I do like the look and sounds of the LNER A4’s.
Being a volunteer on a Heritage Railway, just four miles from home, does give me chance to see visiting engines to the line.
Bittern. Union of South Africa and Sir Nigel Gresley have all been visitors and I have managed to see them in steam and hauling up the grades we have on the line… So with the two transatlantic ones and the famous Mallard, I have seen all six which are preserved. I see where Terry is coming from regarding the purchase requests but how can you buy back a gift? That seems rather insensitive to me at the least. It seems to fit the adage ‘knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing!’
Here is a link to my Heritage railway, where hopefully, I will be tomorrow morning.
http://locoyard.com/category/real-locomotives/paignton-dartmouth/