tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.comments2024-03-04T12:01:36.256+00:00Sentinel Steam Loco 7109AndyKChapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132567027572460873noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-85228051760830371252022-05-20T12:38:07.175+01:002022-05-20T12:38:07.175+01:00On the route at Cass is a point called 'gobble...On the route at Cass is a point called 'gobblers knob' I love that the Americans don't get it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-57948655968300048892021-10-15T14:10:48.591+01:002021-10-15T14:10:48.591+01:00I'll never forget the first time I met Joyce.
...I'll never forget the first time I met Joyce.<br /><br />I was a naïve schoolboy of 12. I went to the little station near our school one lunch time as I often did; .. .. and there she was, looking smart in her coat of mid-green. What did I know or care that she was so much older than me. She simmered there .. .. an object of mystery .. .. and those curves .. .. ! I had never seen anything like her before. I wondered what was there, within that sleek, curvaceous body. She was indeed Super.<br /><br />I asked the driver for her number and he wrote one on her cab in chalk. After a few minutes, she sidled away, and I had never seen such smooth, graceful movement from a locomotive as she left, almost silently. But then I had to leave as well, to get back to school.<br /><br />I often went to that little station afterwards, but, although I looked, I never saw Joyce again .. .. ; but, even though I grew older, I continued to remember that 'brief encounter' and often wondered what became of her.<br /><br />I understand she is now no longer called Joyce, but that she lives in Somerset under an alias. Perhaps one day I shall see her again. If I do, I wonder if she'll remember that young lad, who looked at her and marvelled that sunny day, all those years ago, when we were both so much younger .. .. and, although he grew older, who never forgot her and the time they first met.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230286599237430444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-47502038375244513302020-04-09T20:55:25.366+01:002020-04-09T20:55:25.366+01:00I first met Joyce (the loco, I mean) when a schola...I first met Joyce (the loco, I mean) when a scholar at a school near the Croydon Gas Works. I often went, at lunch time, to 'watch trains'. I had the choice of electrics on the SR line West Croydon - Wimbledon, the Croydon B power station or the gas works. (Later, I found the little electric loco at the old Croydon A power station.) Coal trains came to the gas and electricity stations. One lunch time, Joyce appeared. In my ignorance, I hed never seen a Sentinel before and I was fascinated. I never saw her again and was amazed to hear that she was alive and well in Somerset. Thanks for looking after her!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230286599237430444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-36962120813539361972019-11-15T09:30:40.991+00:002019-11-15T09:30:40.991+00:00Thank you for your lovely comments, its lovely to ...Thank you for your lovely comments, its lovely to see how are parts are used. Joyce is certainly an eye catcher.<br />Amanda -South West Engineering SuppliesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277244638212794840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-62707559790494096672019-01-27T20:25:46.528+00:002019-01-27T20:25:46.528+00:00Thank you so very much for getting in touch. I'...Thank you so very much for getting in touch. I'd been wondering for some years if there were any distant relatives of Joyce still about and had spent much time searching via ancestry.co.uk.<br />I'd got to the stage of deciding to contact local Croydon newspapers but you rang me before I'd begun.<br />I'm really looking forward to meeting you and hopefully finding out more about Joyce. If you can find me a photo, I think it would be fitting to use it with some background info as a tribute to the lady who provided the name which still lives on in her honour.<br />Kind regards<br />AndyAndyKChapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132567027572460873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-79372622695337587412018-12-29T20:24:49.072+00:002018-12-29T20:24:49.072+00:00Hi Andy,
Following a brief chat yesterday with my...Hi Andy,<br /><br />Following a brief chat yesterday with my cousin about our great aunty Joyce Sandeman and 'HER train', I decided to google her, whereupon I found your wonderful Sentinel 7109 blog. <br /><br />My email is ianhocken@gmail.com and I would be very happy to verify any information with you (courtesy of my mother, Joyce's 2nd cousin). Your above speculations, are however, remarkably accurate. I am Ronald and Elsie's grandson and knowing what I've learnt in the last 24 hours, I now cannot wait to come and visit you and Joyce!<br /><br />Thank you so much for taking such good care of her.<br />Kind regards from Ian.<br />(a fellow Bachelor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188662848744905584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-83557994393051236852018-03-17T10:50:00.512+00:002018-03-17T10:50:00.512+00:00Hi Mark. Thanks for your comments. Have you any pl...Hi Mark. Thanks for your comments. Have you any plans for Nutty?AndyKChapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132567027572460873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-30874117428906816152018-03-16T19:06:27.523+00:002018-03-16T19:06:27.523+00:00Mark Lock here Nutty grandson my apprentices refur...Mark Lock here Nutty grandson my apprentices refurbed Nutty would have been great to get to full steam. I have drawing blue prints. Great see this information. I am lease holder probably about 89 years to go.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495954781680262335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-41332516745548135502018-03-16T19:02:47.726+00:002018-03-16T19:02:47.726+00:00Hi Mark Lock here Nuttys Grandson great to see thi...Hi Mark Lock here Nuttys Grandson great to see this article I have files on Nutty. My apprentices at the time refurbished it but really wanted to get under steam again. I managed to get hold if the old blue print drawings. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495954781680262335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-64301492668167846262018-02-24T09:57:56.237+00:002018-02-24T09:57:56.237+00:00If you have more specific service-related question...If you have more specific service-related questions, please contact us. We’d love to hear from you..<br /><a href="http://www.cosmopolitanmechanical.com" rel="nofollow">Heating and Cooling Toronto</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616751513981423688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-68574396244470594842018-01-11T14:47:24.053+00:002018-01-11T14:47:24.053+00:00Hello Don you might be interested to know we have ...Hello Don you might be interested to know we have the original worksplate from 7701 coming up for sale in our March 2018 auction. www.gwra.co.ukAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091284760559730520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-1553890084807904212017-06-04T10:36:45.437+01:002017-06-04T10:36:45.437+01:00Hi Adrian. I hadn't noticed this. Clearly it i...Hi Adrian. I hadn't noticed this. Clearly it is a drawing error as the text below the diagram states the standard wheelbase to be 4'9" which is somewhat more feasible!<br />Kind regards Andy.AndyKChapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132567027572460873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-1125538730075908542017-06-03T21:55:27.016+01:002017-06-03T21:55:27.016+01:00Hi, just for info I was looking at the drawing of ...Hi, just for info I was looking at the drawing of the 100HP loco and something doesn't add up! The wheelbase is listed as 2' 5 1/2" which is less than the diameter of the wheels. So by rights the two wheels should be touching and the buffers are about 3' 7 1/2" long!! From a 100HP drawing I have I suspect the wheelbase is around 4' 9". The 3' 2 1/2" dimension at the rear is for the boiler centre line to the rear and boiler centre line to rear axle is about 2' 5 1/2". The 100HP drawing I have is 19' 2 1/2" over buffers but there is about a 10" thick plate between the frame and the buffers which sort of accounts for the 17' 8 1/4" listed for this loco.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159122068368942619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-35073826889254707692017-03-22T18:55:16.108+00:002017-03-22T18:55:16.108+00:00Yes Andy, I will dig it out, it shows your loco st...Yes Andy, I will dig it out, it shows your loco standing in the yard surrounded by MF diggers. If you contact Cliff Noble of Sendmarsh Tractors or Colin Strong they will tell you more, it was because of their friendship your loco was stored in the yard.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-5060999663142533772016-12-25T09:50:47.470+00:002016-12-25T09:50:47.470+00:00Thanks for your comment. I know Sir William owned ...Thanks for your comment. I know Sir William owned Joyce for a while around 1990 when she was at Carnforth. However, 1986 is blank for Joyce's history at present. If you can tell me more, I'd be very pleased to hear from you. Any photos? Kind regards AndyAndyKChapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132567027572460873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-42190562952070395252016-12-24T20:47:10.917+00:002016-12-24T20:47:10.917+00:00In 1980 I worked for a company called Ben Turner &...In 1980 I worked for a company called Ben Turner & Son Tractors based in Sendmarsh nr Ripley Surrey. I believe your Sentinel was stored in our yard for a number of years, certainly till 1986. The works director was very friendly with Sir William McAlpine of Fawley railway fame. Could this be your loco?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-67060175060062105762016-11-09T07:32:15.771+00:002016-11-09T07:32:15.771+00:00Hi Dave, try this: http://sentinel7109.blogspot.co...Hi Dave, try this: http://sentinel7109.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Fire<br />Kind regardsAndyKChapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132567027572460873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-27026258545864172662016-11-08T20:19:25.621+00:002016-11-08T20:19:25.621+00:00Hi, I had a close look at the loco last year, but ...Hi, I had a close look at the loco last year, but couldnt for the life of me see how on earth you got the fuel into the boiler! please explain!Dave Clavertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466971372816976035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-69630402201674439142016-03-29T12:17:33.147+01:002016-03-29T12:17:33.147+01:00My son and I visited MSN yesterday and saw "J...My son and I visited MSN yesterday and saw "Joyce" running splendidly by the side of the "trip train". Thank you for breathing new life into such a wonderful little engine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-58138291636898371172016-03-04T15:44:31.793+00:002016-03-04T15:44:31.793+00:00Thank you. If only I knew who 'Anonymous' ...Thank you. If only I knew who 'Anonymous' was?AndyKChapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132567027572460873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-59631947874552068302016-03-04T11:29:20.555+00:002016-03-04T11:29:20.555+00:00Andy, there are not enough superlatives to describ...Andy, there are not enough superlatives to describe your (and others) wonderful, hard dedicated work to bring this fantastic little locomotive back to life.<br />Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-89361861194967813512016-02-22T07:03:43.190+00:002016-02-22T07:03:43.190+00:00More toots to come!More toots to come!AndyKChapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132567027572460873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-73121156391921010132016-02-22T07:02:55.562+00:002016-02-22T07:02:55.562+00:00xxxxxxAndyKChapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132567027572460873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-87307255856558268582016-02-22T07:02:35.765+00:002016-02-22T07:02:35.765+00:00Thanks. No need to be quiet all the time!Thanks. No need to be quiet all the time!AndyKChapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132567027572460873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200631624389701992.post-76959013736895932782016-02-21T16:34:01.788+00:002016-02-21T16:34:01.788+00:00Congrats! I've been following along quietly fo...Congrats! I've been following along quietly for ages, but this deserved a comment.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.com