60061 Pretty Polly

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boeing757
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60061 Pretty Polly

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Hi,
I glimpsed this loco from a bus as it passed under the bridge at Finsbury Park in 1960/61. It was the first A3 I had seen and I fell in love with that engine there and then. I now have time to model the locos from then and have an A3 in 7mm that I want to make as 61. It must have a double chimney for that era and I want her in ex works condition, so when was she last repainted and did she have small or trough deflectors. I like the A3 in either form and I’m sure I saw her in both forms so. Ex works for the last time small or trough?
Thanks
Bob
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Re: 60061 Pretty Polly

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Bob this topic should help.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4393

I note you contributed to the thread.

60061 had a last general repair early in 1962 ex-works 3/2/62. It did have trough deflectors, from that date.

John
boeing757
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Re: 60061 Pretty Polly

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John
I’d forgotten this previous thread!
I now have a dilemma, model her in final form or as I first saw her with small wing deflectors. She does look very clean in the post above mine on the previous thread.
Sorry about the amnesia!
Bob

And my thanks
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ArthurK
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Re: 60061 Pretty Polly

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boeing757 wrote: Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:55 pm Hi,
I glimpsed this loco from a bus as it passed under the bridge at Finsbury Park in 1960/61. It was the first A3 I had seen and I fell in love with that engine there and then. I now have time to model the locos from then and have an A3 in 7mm that I want to make as 61. It must have a double chimney for that era and I want her in ex works condition, so when was she last repainted and did she have small or trough deflectors. I like the A3 in either form and I’m sure I saw her in both forms so. Ex works for the last time small or trough?
Thanks
Bob
Does this help?
60061 Pretty Polly - KX 1963 (?)
60061 Pretty Polly - KX 1963 (?)
boeing757
NER J27 0-6-0
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Re: 60061 Pretty Polly

Post by boeing757 »

Thank you, a lovely photo of a lovely engine.
I have decided to model her in the condition I first saw her so small deflectors. I shall defend her pristine condition by claiming the cleaners were allocated a chunk of overtime.
Best wishes
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