Gervase (1) photo courtesy Mike Hart |
Gervase (2) photo courtesy Mike Hart |
Gervase (3) photo courtesy Mike Hart |
Gervase (4) photo courtesy Mike Hart |
Although the cab and engine housings bear a resemblance to the Fry's type of 100 HP Sentinel, there the similarity ends - it has side rods instead of chains linking the front and rear axles.
This is a really interesting project and I am looking forward to visiting Elsecar to see it in action.
Click here for a couple of historic photos.
Thank you Andy. The photo of 'Gervase' (in your file (2) above) working in industrial service at Redhill in 1951 is another I haven't seen before. I find it amazing just how many photos of such an obscure shunting loco continue to appear, although as a gentleman who was a young enthusiast at that time said Redhill was only a bike ride from home in South London and when you got there you could be assured of a ride on the engine! Mike Hart
ReplyDeleteI had to crop and digitally enhance them to get the best detail but they have come out well. They seem to have considerably increased the number of 'blog visitors via National Preservation's forum!
DeleteBy any chance, do you have four spare spectacle window frames, 15" in diameter, or know of a source?
Andy.