i love 08's

I thought they were uncomfortable to work on. Always took the seat out, and stood with one foot on the deadmans, and leaned out of the cab window. If we had one on a ballast (usually on the crane), you knew you were in for a long night.
The worst job at Bletchley as secondman was swapping the shunter over at Rugby. Guaranteed 12 hours! 15 mph all the way, no aws, and you usually got put inside every loop. Funny enough, Rugby men wouldn't work from their place and meet us half-way.

I read in a Railway Magazine last night, that Wolverton works has got an open day in August AND they are going to hopefully run a shuttle service from Milton Keynes using 08s !I MUST go and spend a couple of hours there on the day, It will only take me 10minutes in my "jam jar" from Bletchley to get there.
Anybody else coming ?
Let me know and we will have a meet.

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First Great Western still occaisionally use a Class 08 to work the empty Penzance sleepers between Old Oak Common and Paddington when they are short of Class 57s. I understand it struggles with the weight of the sleepers and a trailing Class 57 when it has to pass over the engine and carriage flyover!

350's were not made for dashing about.
The only time I have seen one fast was when Pat the Frieghtliner shunter at Leeds said pit road.
That meant you were of home.
Take out the BIS, screw on the brake and off into infinity and beyond
A 350 would play with those sleepers and a light engine.
Perhaps a max load of 500 tons.
I have ridden on a 350 whilst pulling 38 loaded HAA's without coughing of splutterin, or 75 slu's of a frieghtliner train.

I am looking forward to seeing the ones at Wolverton next month.

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At Chasewater we have just hired an 08 to provide traction for the summer midweek turns until the end of August. I am looking forward to this and will post pictures when it arrives. I have just posted pictures of the next generation of Shunter the first new design for a while and is available in 0-4-0, 0-6-0 or Bo Bo configuration from my favourite builder Hunslet and a superb performer it seems too.
Regards

08's
 

Heres a photo of an 08 doing what an 08 does best on the SVR

The 0ld girl is looking good mate.

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Shunter should be wearing hi viz jacket. Seems to be a problems with people playing at trains.