which loco was best down west?

which loco was best down west in your opinion?

[pavorossi]

In my personal opinion, it's either the Great Western Halls, or the Warships. I'm not basing that on anything technical, just my own preferences.

mines got to be the class 50!

[Bubblewrap]

How about the Hawksworth "County" class sadly non of these survived into preservation.

[pavorossi]

Originally Posted by Bubblewrap

How about the Hawksworth "County" class sadly non of these survived into preservation.

Am I right in saying that there's a new build project at Didcot to recreate one?

[Bubblewrap]

Originally Posted by pavorossi

Am I right in saying that there's a new build project at Didcot to recreate one?

Googled & found this

County 1014 Project
This project was initiated in the early years of the 21st century to recreate a locomotive of the County class designed by FW Hawksworth of the Great Western Railway. The original design made use of components that were readily available at Swindon Works towards the end of the Second World War. These included frames from Hawksworth's own "Modified Hall" design (a development of the Collett "Hall") and boilers constructed at Swindon for wartime freight locomotives based on the Stanier 8F design. The first locomotive of the County class entered traffic in 1945. All were scrapped in the 1960s.

The 1014 Project was not strictly a new build project as it was intended use components from existing locomotives; however, the end result would recreate a locomotive of which no examples survive. The replica would use "Modified Hall" frames and the boiler of a Stanier 8F, from which the Swindon design was derived. A new set of wheels would be required, as these were slightly larger than those of the "Hall". Many components had been obtained, some funds had been raised and construction work started. However, at the time of writing (late 2008) it appears that the project is moribund.

[ACE]

Class 52 'Westerns' Stylish Non Standard Western Region Express Locomotive
With a couple of shots taken at Penzance last week for good measure...

nice opinions guys,but its still the class 50 for me!

[philcfc1905]

Class 50 for me too.

atleast someones got taste!