Kestral brush works loughborough
 

I dont know if this is common knowledge but I heard from a reliable source that Kestral is sitting at Brush Vulcan Works in Loughborough. Is it back for good and will it be restored for mainline working?:cool:

It's Falcon works NOT vulcan.
The woks are at the back of my house.
I can "go for a walk" to-morrow and see if I can see it if it is there.:)
I will also try and get a photo.

According to this piece it was scrapped in 1993.

http://www.derbysulzers.com/HS4000.html

I'll still go & 'ave a butchers it will only take arfa.;)

Another little snipette.:D

At some point a Sulzer manager did visit Russia to assist HS4000 with some governor problems. During 1995 Geoff and the former Brush test bed foreman tried, through Sulzer Moscow, to see if the locomotive still existed, with the intent to try and bring it back to the UK. Unfortunately by the time of this request the locomotive had been scrapped.

There were a couple of experemental diesels I think
I read in either Rail of Railway Mag (the only 2 I read) that it went to Russia and was scrapped there

Oops - been a while since I drove past the works at Loughborough.
You dont suppose they have used the name on something else??

That "Reliable Source" is probably getting that class 56 under a tarpaulin confused with HS 4000, the '56 is not in any recognisable livery. Kestrel was Chocolate and Lemon with a white roof. I saw it several times, while being built, on test through Loughborough, Derby Works open day, at 41A, and at 34G.

Regards, 62440.

PS. Take your wellies Bubblewrap, the Meadows tends to be rather soggy underfoot after what we've had today! (Been there, got my socks wet!)

I know that only too well I have walked down Meadow lane and over the fields when under water.
Are your socks dry yet ? ;)

Been round this morning and all I could see was a class 56 in blue, sheeted down, a mk3 coach & the works shunter.
The fields were frosted over but quite dry & firm.

What a howler
 

You've all heard of chinese whispers - then here is one which put me right in the boggy marsh I'm afraid. The 'reliable' source went to Brush works on biz. and saw a photo of Kestral on the wall in a line up with brand new Brush 4's. He was so pleased he mentioned it to his brother who told me 'he had seen kestral'

So what was I to think - a clandestine move through the channel tunnel under wraps at the dead of night all the way from Russia. Sorry to have wound everyone up but at least Bubblewrap didnt get his feet wet.:o

Good job nothing was said about the Brush steam locos or their trolley buses!:p
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...1t:429,r:1,s:0

Or the milk floats, aircraft, there's loads more going way back to the Brushmobile CAR.

Regards, 62440.

I've been to the trolleybus centre but didnt realise Brush made bodies for them! Never mind all the other stuff. Reminds me of the garrett works in Leiston and the kind of gear they made their, like Brush 2 bogie frames.

There is a good book on Nottingham Trolleybuses(see below)
Book law had some for the original price(£30) earlier this year.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nottingham-T.../dp/0904235203