Shunting at Ropley - a photo on Flickriver

Shunting at Ropley

            It does not look much like it now but this is (or was) a Ministry of Defence (MOD) J94 type saddle tank built by Hunslet (works number 3781) in 1952. It was used at Maesteg Colliery by the National Coal Board until about 1975 when it was noted out of use. It was acquired by the Kent and East Sussex Railway in 1977 but in 1994 it moved to the Mid-Hants Railway. Here it was rebuilt with side-tanks and given a "Thomas the Tank Engine" appearance. 

On 16th October 2020 the locomotive was employed on shunting duties around the yard at Ropley. The occasion was the Autumn Steam Gala with five steam locos working trains and the Hunslet working the yard. The number "1" has been overpainted on the tank sides but the blue livery makes it undeniably a Thomas!

Taken in: UK / England / East Hampshire / Ropley (show map)

Taken on: October 16, 2020

Tags:

Hunslet

3781

Tank

Engine

preserved

industrial

steam

locomotive

NCB

Maesteg

colliery

Ropley

Mid-Hants

Railway

Nikon

D5100

2020

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Sets appears in: • Mid Hants Railway 2016-2020

Groups appears in: • Nikon Digital • Something Blue (Only Blue) more » • Railway • Nikon DSLR Users • Watercress Line / Mid-Hants Railway • Steam Engines • High Quality Train Pictures • This is Why I Bought A Camera « less

Camera: Nikon D5100, f/7.1, 1/200 sec, 26mm (=39mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5100
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	26mm (35mm equivalent: 39mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PaintShop Pro 18.00
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