Trials and Tribulations

Firstly an appeal. If you were involved with the photographic charter involving 32678 earlier in July, can you please get in touch with a some details and possibly a few pictures for the website. Please email to terrier78@freeUK.com

Secondly, the Terrier Trust would like to express their most sincere thanks to Mr. Ralph Tilley who has recently sent us a huge number of digital images of 32678 on the North York Moors Railway taken in 2003. The weather over that weekend was early autumn at its very best, hence the quantity! We will be creating bespoke folders for both days as time permits. Ralph previously sent us plenty of scenes from Knowle’s successful return to the West Somerset in 2004 and these already feature in our gallery.

Lastly, 32678 had been laid up just recently requiring attention to its front end thanks to a hot axle box. Not what the engineers need at Rolvenden for the start of daily running with the Vintage train due out every day. However, problems have been compounded by the failure of No.23’s firebox, tyre problems for No.25 and constraints on the use of the Pannier. Difficulties never come alone for both Wainwright and Norwegian are due to be withdrawn around the end of the year, none of which exactly helps with the completion of Bodiam.

Good news elsewhere is that Martello is due to steam very shortly at Bressingham and that the Lambton tank is apparently back on the NYMR after attention to its tyres. K&ESR is owed a visit from this engine in exchange for the aforementioned visit of 32678 to the Moors in October 2003.

HN-25/07/2005