Photos by Jason Lau.
Bit bleak at Urmston this morning
These are the three locomotives that were on passenger duty today. L to R, the Chairman's Royal Scot, Jim's Venezuelan tank, and Dave's Black Five.
....While this vertical boilered 'Coffee Pot' ran round the inner track
The early rain and cold weather kept passenger numbers down, but we still ran the trains even if empty.
Fallen leaves gather in the cuttings around the track. If they are not cleared they eventually get deep enough to impede the coaches of the trains, getting jammed under the foot boards.
Early passengers ride behind 'Spirit of Urmston' while the steam locos are being prepared fro service.
After a spot of leaf clearing (an annual autumn chore at the track) I was driving Jim Moyles' superbly capable Beyer Peacock Venezuelan tank loco on passenger trains.
Driving Jim's Venezuelan tank, with Jim standing behind
This engine steams like there's no tomorrow. It has an ejector to power the vacuum brakes on the coaches, and even with that running (consuming steam) I had to have the firebox doors open most of the time to draw cold air through the boiler tubes to prevent the loco blowing off.
Barry driving the Beyer Peacock, while I look on musing it's not just me who had problems trying to prevent it blowing off!
Here's a reminder of warmer days, with me moving Alfred on the traverser. Alfred had a rest at home today but he might get a run at Urmston next Sunday if the weather's OK.
Alfred on the traverser back in October
16th October 2016, me driving Dave's realistically grubby Black Five
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