The CVLR @ Hampton Loade (& a Carrie story)
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:53 am
Well finally today (sunday) I got to visit the Hampton Loade 16mm group as an operator rather than just viewing. I always used to go & view the line when around there but never had anything to run for the last 10 years. So as it it once again my local track since the house move, I took some stock & my Carrie for a visit.
Very friendly bunch & was made to feel very welcome.
Not many photo's to be fair & most of the ones I took of other loco's didn't come out to well...
As I ran Carrie around the line it seemed to be in it's element here, it ran perfectly. I was chatting to a few of the other members & eventually after they asked a fair few questions about her it turned out that this loco should run good here. Reason being this loco started it's life on this line & was a regular here when it was new! Turns out the previous owner used this line all the while, My Carrie ran here with him before he passed away. Apparently a lot of the members here were after the loco when he died but unknown his wife sold it it to back2bay6 & it was lost from the group. I found out a lot more about the loco from the group, apparently it's had very little use (low mileage), I always said I thought it must of been a shelf queen or not really run in as it felt quite tight
when I got it.
I will be visiting a lot more now (only 20 mins away) so my Carrie is back to her roots as well as her new home....
Very friendly bunch & was made to feel very welcome.
Not many photo's to be fair & most of the ones I took of other loco's didn't come out to well...
As I ran Carrie around the line it seemed to be in it's element here, it ran perfectly. I was chatting to a few of the other members & eventually after they asked a fair few questions about her it turned out that this loco should run good here. Reason being this loco started it's life on this line & was a regular here when it was new! Turns out the previous owner used this line all the while, My Carrie ran here with him before he passed away. Apparently a lot of the members here were after the loco when he died but unknown his wife sold it it to back2bay6 & it was lost from the group. I found out a lot more about the loco from the group, apparently it's had very little use (low mileage), I always said I thought it must of been a shelf queen or not really run in as it felt quite tight
when I got it.I will be visiting a lot more now (only 20 mins away) so my Carrie is back to her roots as well as her new home....
