Attachment fitted to A4 60025 Falcon
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:47 pm
Addmittedly it's concerning BR days, but there's an enquiring article & photo in the February copy of 'Steam World' of A4 class 60025 Falcon for the purpose of a certain 'attatchment'.
She's running light engine through Grantham to sidings at the south end of the station.
Quite prominently can be seen on the fireman's side a smallish square attatchment from a ''stem'' similar to what we relate nowadays to as a wing mirror. It is situated some three inches above the top forward corner of the Falcon nameplate with a small diameter pipe down and at right angles to enter the casing. It protrudes out about 6 + inches.
A historian acknowledges the fitment was added in June 1959, observed in place August 27th 1960, but not present September 16th 1960. The photo was taken July 21st 1960.
Are there any suggestions as to the purpose of this bracket?
She's running light engine through Grantham to sidings at the south end of the station.
Quite prominently can be seen on the fireman's side a smallish square attatchment from a ''stem'' similar to what we relate nowadays to as a wing mirror. It is situated some three inches above the top forward corner of the Falcon nameplate with a small diameter pipe down and at right angles to enter the casing. It protrudes out about 6 + inches.
A historian acknowledges the fitment was added in June 1959, observed in place August 27th 1960, but not present September 16th 1960. The photo was taken July 21st 1960.
Are there any suggestions as to the purpose of this bracket?