> On Fri, 24 Apr 1998 17:46:46 +1000, Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >David Bennetts wrote:
> >
> >> For those interested in British steam railways, the next episode of
> >> 'Heartbeat' next Tuesday night has a storyline based around sabotage on the
> >> railway. The series is set in Yorkshire, and features the North Yorkshire
> >> Moors Railway, which is a well run preserved line.
> >>
> >> Enjoy watching it.
> >
> >The above is episode 10 or series seven and is titles "Playing with trains".
> >The review says "the police investigate thefts from a fur factory and
> >trespassers on a railway line". I suspect that loco 90775 a war department
> >2-10-0 will be seen as it has featured throughout series seven.
> >Cheers
> >Bob
> >
> With the tacky, tacky name of "Vera Lynn" ..... God, UK railway
> preservationists are pathetic (90775 and other WD locos were primarily
> goods/freight locos - only top link passenger steam locos were named,
> and usually in a group based on a naming convention).
This is not technically correct. Another 2-10 -0 number 3672 at the NYMR is named
"Dame Vera Lynn". There was one episode (series 5.6 "We're All Allies Really")
that had 90775 carrying the Dame Vera Lynn name board but on close examination it
appeared to be just "stuck" on the side of the loco. I suspect that the real
"Dame" was not well on the day and a quick swap of identity took place.
Cheers
Bob