Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: 777

We were on the shed road 2 ash pit at Loughborough while prepping Southern Railway N15 4-6-0 777 Sir Lamiel for the Wartime Weekend. I have posted shots of a steam engine's fire from the footplate before but this shot of the fire is from underneath through the damper door showing the ashpan and firegrate ! Not for the fainthearted... The firebars in the grate are not really aligned in parts & there is a gap on the left. This is to a certain extent the legacy of using Welsh coal which burns very hot & has distorted them. The grate was later replaced with new bars. The curved pipe on the left is actually the hose pipe I had introduced through the damper door & used to damp down the ashes before raking out the pan so no loose abrasive particles get into the bearings, etc.

Southern Railway King Arthur N15 4-6-0 777 Sir Lamiel runs off shed to work the 10.00 service to Leicester North.

It's 07.00 and on shed the atmosphere is equally thick with smoke and steam from 5 of the 9 Gala engines being prepared. Southern N15 777 Sir Lamiel, British Railways 9F 92214 and Standard 2 78018 are all doing their bit. The bit from 78018 is mine.........

Jon & Liam clean out the ashpit on shed at Loughborough. Southern Railway N15 King Arthur Class 4-6-0 777 Sir Lamiel is stabled on the adjacent track.

On shed at Loughborough, Southern N15 4-6-0 777 Sir Lamiel and British Railways Standard 9F 2-10-0 92214.

Southern Railway N15 4-6-0 777 Sir Lamiel heads up the Quorn straight out of Loughborough framed by one of the GCR's fine blue brick bridges.

The view from British Railways Standard Caprotti 5 4-6-0 73129's tender in Loughborough shed yard with Empress Road bridge crossing the scene. Southern N15 4-6-0 777 on left & 8F 48305 boiler on right.

The Wearing of the Green!

Rainy Days & Mondays……….

Don digs in during disposal of Sir Lamiel!

Southern Railway N15 King Arthur 4-6-0 777 Sir Lamiel is signalled into the Up Loop & runs towards Swithland signal box.