Here are a few more pics and vids from Henbury’s trip to Midsomer Norton.
The following are from the Somerset and Dorset Railway’s web site:
This video was posted by YouTube user Steam trains by XxBec3509
M Shed’s Peckett ‘Henbury’ is in operation this festive season, at the Midsomer Norton headquarters of the Somerset and Dorset Railway Heritage Trust.
Henbury was previously based at Radstock station on the S & D for a short while, as seen here:
http://www.sdrt.org/trust/history/radstock_images/index.htm
Henbury was in operation 14th/15th December (In conjunction with the ‘Santa at the Station’ special event), and again on 21st-22nd, before returning to Bristol.
Youtube user swearingkevo uploaded this footage of Henbury tackling the gradient.
as did Youtube user andy collett
The following images appear here with the kind permission of the Somerset and Dorset Railway Heritage Trust.
Storming out of Midsomer Norton in rather sunnier conditions, during the 2nd operating weekend.
The visit has been well-received, and even made the local news.
Rob Skuse has added a great set of pics and video clips to the M Shed Working Exhibits Facebook Page, click on the photos to see the whole set!
On Saturday 29th June the BHR team celebrated one of our volunteers’ 18th Birthday. ‘Henbury’ was renamed ‘Emily Anne’ for the day and wore a ‘Birthday Special’ headboard.
Here’s a few photos from the day.
Henbury is dragged out of the shed by the front loader.
Morning checks, and the fire is lit.
Some shunting was necessary as the Weltrol wagon used for ‘Gromit Unleashed’ on Friday needed to be shunted back into the long siding, and the passenger train reassembled.
The birthday girl
The belly of the beast
The last service of the day was a special train for volunteers, running down to the Create Centre and back
At the end of the day, the fire is dropped and Henbury/Emily Anne uses the last of her steam to return to the shed.
Unfortunately, ‘Portbury’s return to service has been delayed a bit. Hopefully she’ll be back in steam before the end of the year and ready to take over from her stablemate, as ‘Henbury’ will be withdrawn for her ten-year overhaul in July 2014.
Cycled down to the quayside in my lunch break as a launch party for Visit Bristol’s ‘Gromit Unleashed’ project was underway.
Several decorated Gromits were on a flat wagon pulled by ‘Henbury’.
Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park was there being filmed by a tv crew
Follow the link to the official post on the M-Shed website
http://mshed.org/about-us/news/gromits-make-a-grand-entrance-on-the-henbury/
Visit England made this short news piece on the launch:
Well, yesterday was my first day of work on the BHR. The main task was to prep the Peckett ‘Henbury’ for the weekends work, among others!
Bristol harbour has a military visitor
I arrived to find Henburys fire lit having been dragged out of the shed.
The wagons covering the pit had to be shunted out of the way before oiling could be completed, once the loco had steam up and I ineffectually tried to clean some grease off the wheels!
Rob dropped the clinker out
All oiled up and ready to go, Rob collected the coal wagon from the middle siding and brought it back to the crossing where coal was loaded into the excavator bucket
Then brought the train forward to the crossover to load the coal into the bunker
Then a short jaunt down to the end of the line (By Ashton Swing Bridge) to collect the flat wagon of sleepers Rob and David had sorted previously in the week.
Before bringing the lot back to the yard and stashing them in the middle siding.
Henbury dragged her stablemate out of the shed to drain the water and remove a pipe.
Then I had to run off to the office! But a very enjoyable day, thanks to David, Rob, Philippa and Rodney (For the loan of boots!)
