3020 and the diesels
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John Ashworth
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3020 and the diesels
This morning 3020 was moved onto the adjacent "through" road to be fuelled. Later in the day it seems a procession of diesels needed to make use of this road, so 3020 was shunted aside. Here is a series of photos of the various movements, by John Ashworth, Nairobi, 28/04/10.
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- 8720 waits to do the honours
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- 8720 approaches the shed
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- Nearly there...
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- "Hokkay!" in South African railway parlance - "Stop!" to anyone else
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- Checking the coupling
- 3020_and_diesels_IMG_2827.JPG (48.84 KiB) Viewed 1841 times
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- Setting back
- 3020_and_diesels_IMG_2830.JPG (67.55 KiB) Viewed 1841 times
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- About to uncouple
- 3020_and_diesels_IMG_2832.JPG (71.97 KiB) Viewed 1841 times
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- 3020 basks in the sun
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- 8720 now runs past 3020
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- 8720 on the traverser
- 3020_and_diesels_IMG_2836.JPG (66.29 KiB) Viewed 1841 times
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- The traverser begins to move
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- 8720 sets back off the traverser
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- Almost off
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- 8720 sets back into the workshop
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- 9326 runs through the steam shed, passing 2409
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- 9326 trundles onto the traverser...
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- ...and trundles off on the other side, a couple of roads to the right
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Andreas Umnus
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Re: 3020 and the diesels
If you compare picture 7 and 9, the 8720 looks very wide beneath the 3020 but if you see the 8720 behind the 3020 both locos have the same width?
Good illusion.
Good illusion.
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John Ashworth
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Re: 3020 and the diesels
The short nose at the cab end of a class 87 is the full width of the loco, whereas the long engine compartment behind the cab is less than the full width, with a walkway on each side. Maybe that contributes to the illusion?