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Offline doubleboost

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Puffing Billy
« on: September 22, 2013, 04:41:40 PM »
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Re: Puffing Billy
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2013, 04:48:23 PM »
Thanks for sharing John.

Is Puffing Billy back home for exhibition or repair or what?
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Re: Puffing Billy
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2013, 04:50:59 PM »
It is 200 years since it was built (the original one)
It has been on show
I will go to its base (not far from me) and get some video of it running
John
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Re: Puffing Billy
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2013, 04:41:11 PM »
Was it on show at York NRM ?

Sure I saw it there on my last visit.

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Re: Puffing Billy
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2013, 04:44:56 PM »
Hi
I would think it would have been
It is now based at Beamish open air museum


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Re: Puffing Billy
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2013, 03:30:37 PM »
For many years it was on the Gateshead side of the high level bridge open to the elements. You could see it from the road as you entered the lower level which was used for road traffic, the top level was for trains It was finally removed when some one realised what a treasure it was and should be saved.
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