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WDMES Picture Gallery 6
Club Loco - Decision Time....The club Sweet Pea loco, Chatsworth, which is on loan from Mrs Jackson, the widow of the builder, has been subject to some controversy of late - is it suitable as a club loco? Over the past year we have been trying to make it run well and were on the point of giving up. These photos reveal the awful truth - it can actually run reasonably well; so much so, in fact, that it was rumoured that we had to use a crowbar to get Barrie Purslow out of the driving seat! And, he is a qualified driver of Duchesses!!! These are just a few shots taken today (30th August, 2006) to prove that it does go. | |
Barrie Purslow driving for all he's worth (which isn't much). | |
John Entwhistle eventually managed to dislodge Barrie from the driving seat and had a few laps. | |
Roy Allen driving, and yes! Barrie Purslow again with David Parsons bringing up the rear. | |
Chatsworth taking a well-earned rest after a good days running. | |
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Saturday, 21st October, 2006
Chatsworth out on its first real working outing. This was at Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, where we were taking part in a Model Engineering exhibition. We took our portable track along and gave rides outside the mill. Chatsworth ran all day Saturday with no problems. | |
Just to prove we can do some work, here's Chatworth pulling 4 adults (including driver and guard) and 5 children. No problem! | |
Another shot of Chatsworth at Quarry Bank Mill. I'm driving, Mike Mercer acting as guard. | |
And one more taken at Quarry Bank Mill, with Jack riding guard. Thanks to Roy Allen for the photos (I was too busy driving to take any!) | |