Christ's Hospital - Schools Class locomotive
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Christ's Hospital - Schools Class locomotive
I found out recently that there was a steam locomotive called Christ's Hospital that was one of the 'Schools' Class of locos - so called as they were named after famous public schools.
(This probably explains why there is a huge nameplate of CH in the model railway room)
It was used on the Tonbridge to Hastings line (mainly) and I don't think it ever actually went to CH.
It was scrapped at the end of 1962 but its tender lived on as a snowplough (!!) based at Thee Bridges where it may remain today.
You can see a pic of it here: http://www.southernrailway.net/search/s ... 20Hospital
(This probably explains why there is a huge nameplate of CH in the model railway room)
It was used on the Tonbridge to Hastings line (mainly) and I don't think it ever actually went to CH.
It was scrapped at the end of 1962 but its tender lived on as a snowplough (!!) based at Thee Bridges where it may remain today.
You can see a pic of it here: http://www.southernrailway.net/search/s ... 20Hospital
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Adrian Gray it is - he was in Mid.BMid A 15 wrote:marty wrote:It's a shame we've just missed your birthday Matt - we could have all chipped in to get you a new anorak!!!
You should join me as a Charlton fan Matt, other teams call us the trainspotters in derogatory terms
To be serious there is an Old Blue from the seventies who has written a number of books on the history of railways. I don't know if you've come across his work. I can't recall his surname at the moment but I believe his christian name is Adrian. Sudden flash Surname is Gray I think.
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Didn't he have a brother called Dorian ???Richard Ruck wrote:Adrian Gray it is - he was in Mid.BMid A 15 wrote:marty wrote:It's a shame we've just missed your birthday Matt - we could have all chipped in to get you a new anorak!!!
You should join me as a Charlton fan Matt, other teams call us the trainspotters in derogatory terms
To be serious there is an Old Blue from the seventies who has written a number of books on the history of railways. I don't know if you've come across his work. I can't recall his surname at the moment but I believe his christian name is Adrian. Sudden flash Surname is Gray I think.
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DEFINITE qualification for the anorak !Great Plum wrote:ha, very funny....marty wrote:It's a shame we've just missed your birthday Matt - we could have all chipped in to get you a new anorak!!!
Actually I was bored and googled Christ' Hospital and this was one o the things that came up!
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