4mm Cwm Caradoc

[Quintus]

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As a class they had a spectacular variety of tenders: the Collet 3500 illustrated above, Dean, Churchward (several variations), ROD, at least one had an Intermediate tender, I think? Just about anything that would suit.

Adam

To be pedantic, the tender illustrated is the Collet 3,000 gallon, 50 of which were constructed between 1940 and 1948.
They were normally seen coupled to the 2251's
Regards
Mike

 

[AJC]

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To be pedantic, the tender illustrated is the Collet 3,000 gallon, 50 of which were constructed between 1940 and 1948.
They were normally seen coupled to the 2251's
Regards
Mike

And rightly so, the minutiae of GWR tenders is quite beyond me...

Adam

 

[daifly]

2264 with ROD tender at Eastleigh 18May50 from an unattributed photo in my collection:

Dave

 

[timbowales]

Presumably it had got to Eastleigh via the DN&S?

 

[daifly]

Quite possibly. It was Reading-based at the time.
Dave

 

[Compton castle]

I’m sure I remember reading Harold Gassons book whilst a fireman at Didcot referring to the 2251’s as baby castles

 

[simond]

Award Steve a gold star…

in the photos between pages 28 & 29 of Nostalgic Days, Further Reminiscences of a GW fireman…



published 1980.

interesting that he writes “the ‘baby Castles’, or as we knew them, the 22xx class”. I interpret that as saying he didn’t call them baby Castles when he was working them.

 

[Compton castle]

Award Steve a gold star…

in the photos between pages 28 & 29 of Nostalgic Days, Further Reminiscences of a GW fireman…

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published 1980.

interesting that he writes “the ‘baby Castles’, or as week knew them, the 22xx class”. I interpret that as saying he didn’t call them bany Castles when he was working them.

That’s not a bad memory considering I read that book 20 odd years ago.
Published 1980 so not a new nickname that’s come about recently,

 

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