Catching a breath of fresh air
Road testing on GW main line
Outside Swindon Works DO
With the GWR Dynamometer Car
On a road test
The happy band
On the test plant at Swindon in October 1954
Class 8P Pacific 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
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copy of Bulletin 15 the following photographs show the way in which the
loco was tested The tests were carried out under the direction of Mr. R.A.Riddles, Member (Mechanical & Electrical Engineering) Former Railway Executive, the work being controlled by the Locomotive Testing Committee. The static testing took place on the test plant at Swindon and the road tests between Bristol SPM and Reading via the Badminton line. Here are a few pictures of the tests - look here for news of the loco today |
Pictures are official BR
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Entry in the Loco Diagram book |
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Catching a breath of fresh air |
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71000 works photograph |
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Road testing on GW main line |
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Outside Swindon Works DO |
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With the GWR Dynamometer Car |
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On a road test |
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The happy band |
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On the test plant at Swindon in October 1954 |
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