Whatsthisthen?

[mickthemaverick]

I do believe that is a:

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Noble M12 ?

[NewcastleFalcon]

Almost Dynamite! but not quite

Neil

[mickthemaverick]

It's pretty obvious what it is, and a simple bit of research will give you the answer, but does anyone know without research what is special about this?

MTMO

[NewcastleFalcon]

It's pretty obvious what it is, and a simple bit of research will give you the answer, but does anyone know without research what is special about this?

I don't maybe its the last one of its type preserved. I was paddling about recently into a class of Loco's called the "footballers", named after football teams which were FA Cup winners....yes there was a Newcastle United. Maybe Beachy Head is the last survivor of a class named after South Coast Place Names.

Time for a looky up

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Looks like I was pretty close!

Neil

[CitroJim]

I do believe that is a:

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Noble M12 ?

It is, given away by its number plate... It starts M12...

[Rp0thejester]

If you didn't know that was a Noble than your older than 50

[mickthemaverick]

Well due to the overwhelming number of ideas about Beachy Head I think I'll spill the beans and let it rest. The easy way is to put up the same picture without the board being blanked but in case that is too small I'll add a picture of the board itself!!

MTMO

MTMO

[Rp0thejester]

Brand New!!! Are the green police aware of this!?....

[mickthemaverick]

No problem there Ryan, it runs on green coal!!

[Rp0thejester]

[bobins]

I don't think it's entirely brand new, wasn't something like a regulator or set of oily-glowballs from the original Beachy Head train used ?

[NewcastleFalcon]

Well due to the overwhelming number of ideas about Beachy Head.

You did get one, close enough for me in accordance with the "without looking it up" restriction.

I don't. Maybe its the last one of its type preserved. I was paddling about recently into a class of Loco's called the "footballers", named after football teams which were FA Cup winners....yes there was a Newcastle United. Maybe Beachy Head is the last survivor of a class named after South Coast Place Names.

Neil

[mickthemaverick]

I don't think it's entirely brand new, wasn't something like a regulator or set of oily-glowballs from the original Beachy Head train used ?

You are quite right about using a few original parts from Beachy Head Mk1 but when you read this link you can see that, in my view, there has been sufficient remanufacture of significant components, like the driving wheels for instance, that I think it is fair for them to label the finished locomotive as brand new!!

[Gibbo2286]

Is there a mistake in the spelling in your link Mick? "this much missed emission from those locomotives to have survived to the modern day has now been righted.
The project, conducted by the dedicated Atlantic House team."
Or are they taking the P?

[mickthemaverick]

Good question Gibbo, I'm not sure to be honest, I would think it should have been 'omission' but I do wonder if the proof reader, assuming they had one, had a wry sense of humour and chose to leave it in?