3117 first steaming - the drivers
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3117 first steaming - the drivers
Shedman Mike Haslam is just about to open the regulator for 3117's first move under her own steam
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"and when he hit the upgrade, no matter what the load weighed, he pulled the regulator back and highballed home..!"
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Nathan wrote:On his last visit to FOTR before relocating to the U S A, Mike Haslam gets a
grip on 3117's regulator. A happy, yet sad occasion for him and the club.
However the dream of seeing this locomotive in steam is a fitting farewell.
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- Photo by Nathan Berelowitz 04/10/08
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And the second person to drive the loco was Shedman John Ashworth...
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- Earlier, Shedman/Fireman John Ashworth looks at the low steam pressure, as the locomotive is slowly brought up to working pressure
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- Earlier, Shedman/Fireman John Ashworth looks at the low steam pressure, as the locomotive is slowly brought up to working pressure
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More footplate crew photos, this time by Chris Janisch, 4th October 2008
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