Sorry Peter, can't help you out, haven't been to the Valley for a few weeks, work and model engineering have taken over at the moment. If I do hear anything at work, I'll let you know. Dave. ----- Original Message ----- From: <peter.chadwick@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:25 AM Subject: [modeleng] 60019 > Slightly off topic...... > Yesterday (April 19) 60019 Bittern (an ex LNER A4 Pacific for non-UK > types!) was on a special. It left Swindon running late, and I walked the > couple of hundred yards down to the occupation crossing to see it and take > some photos. It appeared going well, but on the back of the train was a > class 63 diesel, presumably for train heating. It had smoke pouring out > from underneath in large quantities and a horrible smell of burning > lubricating oil. Fortunately, there's a telephone at the crossing, so I > called the Swindon signal box to tell them - they appeared duly grateful. > Has anyone (e.g. Dave Beaman, since the train was going to the Severn > Valley!) here any further news of what happened, or did they carry on > regardless? > > Definitely a case of 'Coughs and Sneezles spread Diseasels' to quote the > Reverend Awdry! > > > ---------- > Zarlink Semiconductor Limited is a Company registered in England and Wales > under number 00705031 with its registered office at Cheney Manor, Swindon, > Wilts SN2 2QW, England. > > This email is confidential and may contain information that is privileged > and > exempt from disclosure by law. If you have received it in error, please > contact > the sender immediately by return email and then delete it from your > system; you > should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. Emails are not > secure > and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, > amended, > lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. Anyone who communicates with us by > email > is taken to accept these risks. > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.