John O Gaunt & a Big hello
 

Hello,

I am new to the site, so first a big hello steam lovers:o . My Grandfather used to drive the John O Gaunt and I am trying to find out what happened to it. He would love to visit it again and I would love to see it. I have an amazing picture of him with it at Liverpool St. Station when he was 21...

Any advice or news or simular trians to visit would be great :)

Many thanks.x

Welcome to the site and hope you enjoy looking round.JOHN OF GAUNT Britannia Pacific 70012 was originally one of the batch which worked the expresses between Liverpool Street and Norwich. Pushed further north by dieselisation it ended its days at Carlisle and was withdrawn from service I think in December 1967 but stand to be corrected on that. It went for scrapping but I don't know where

Hello pixie welcome to the forum.

Thanks senoir controller for your information - that is such a shame, what an amazing engine. Is there some good place I can post the picture of my Grandfater with the John o Gaunt? As I haven't found many of it so far and feel pictures like this should be shared.

pix.x

Hello and welcome to the forum Pixie.

Hi and welcome, you can post the picture on the forum gallery, then all members can see it. 70013 Oliver Cromwell,another member of the same class is currently running on the mainline, you can find details of where and when if you go to this link
http://www.uksteam.info/
Regards Mike. Ex Saltley fireman.

Hello And Welcome To The Forum Pixie
I'll Look Forwrd To The Picture

Hello 2e0bll I Take It Thats Another Amateur Radio Ham
Thats On The Forum

Hello and welcome to the forum, enjoy and all the best.

Hello Pixie and welcome to the Railway Forum. Hope to seeyour photo soon.

Hi Pixie, welcome to the forum. As 2EOBLL says, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' still exists and is currently active on the mainline and various visits to preserved lines around the country. There is one more 'Britannia' pacific that has survived and that is No.70000 'Britannia'. No.70000 is currently under overhaul at Crewe, and so is not generally accessible but will return to the mainline once the overhaul is complete.

Hello Hello Control and Pixie. John of Gaunt was built at Crewe in May 1951 (at a cost of only £18,000!) and withdrawn as you said from Carlisle (in December 1967). It was cut up at T W Ward in Sheffield. John of Gaunt was, I think, one of the batch (then allocated to the Western Region) that had the handrails removed from the smoke deflectors and replaced with handholds (photo will confirm or otherwise!) after the accident involving 70026 Polar Star when it was suggested that the drivers forward vision had been impaired.

Quite right, and a good friend of Chris G6UXU. Welcome to the forum by the way!
73`s Mike.

Welcome to the Forum Pixie. Look forward to your posts.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Hello Pixie and welcome.

Hi Pixie, welcome to the railway forum, hope you enjoy it.
Regards

Hi Pixie welcome look forward to the picture of your grandfather I will be hauled by Oliver Cromwell on the 9th may look out for it, also check out youtube loughboro railway steam gala you will see the Brit. A friend of mine I am travelling with has built a 7 inch gauge brit

A photo of John of Gaunt at I think appropriately Lancaster- was not the Castle his?
A dying breed looking on- the spotter.

What a great picture.
I can almost smell it..........Smoke, steam, hot oil, Tizer and egg butties. :D

Wonderful shot HelloControl.

John of Gaunt was certainly Duke of Lancaster.

Best wishes,

John H-T.