{"id":3104,"date":"2023-08-27T01:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T01:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/sunday-variety-17\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T01:30:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T01:30:08","slug":"sunday-variety-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/sunday-variety-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Wonder Engine!<\/span><\/p>\n Our Henry wanted to know how well a diesel loco might perform hauling trains on “secondary” lines when compared with steam. The answer for 10800 was, not very<\/span>.<\/p><\/div>\n The loco gained its nickname “Wonder” from the oft thought but spoken in frustration, “We wonder whether it will work today<\/span>!” It was not successful.<\/p><\/div>\n … and Class 16.<\/p>\n They weren’t particularly successful either. But the well known Type 1, later Class 20, was ubiquitous!<\/p>\n More often than not they ran in pairs, offering the bonus opportunity that the driver could see where he was going.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, you can have your own OO scale version of 10800 …<\/p>\n …for about \u00a3220.<\/p>\n Nice at a price!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/span><\/div>\n It looks a bit odd and that bookstall looks rather, well, flat!\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n It used to be in and around a triangle of Underground lines travelling west from Earls Court station (above upper right). Off to the top left is the Lillie Bridge Underground depot.<\/p>\n Above, top left and standing next to Cromwell Road is Ashfield House.\u00a0<\/p>\n It is the London Underground Training School, complete with …<\/p>\n … a bit of a real station on which to experiment with rescue and recovery etc.<\/p><\/div>\n … on which to practice and understand the signalling system.<\/p>\n But it wasn’t working.<\/p><\/div>\n … and a line diagram!<\/p>\n Apparently the whole area, including Lillie Bridge depot and Ashfield House are due for redevelopment.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n … with the site of Ashfield House top right beside the Cromwell Road. There is a link to loco 10800.<\/p>\n The developers’ slogan!<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n
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