Talk:Wells and Walsingham Light Railway

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With great respect to everyone involved in this page's past (which includes me), it has become a real mess. It has grown piecemeal, without overall cohesion, and it has many anomalies (such as being dominated by a history section that is actually about a different railway that once occupied the same site), and inadequacies (shortage of data, and significant omissions). I've done quite a bit of off-line work on the article, and as of today's date I'm posting a completely new version. I hope other editors will agree that it forms a better basis for moving forward with this page's development. Timothy Titus ^{Talk To TT} 23:48, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent re-write, however I'd like to see some more details about Number 5. I've not seen any photos of it, and nothing apart from a gauge and the fact that it had a tender seems to be known. Are there are sources for this loco? DiverScout (talk) 11:28, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You are absolutely correct, and I would also love to see more detail. My own sources are impeccable, as I have discussed No 5 with Lt Cdr Francis, the owner of the railway, who was keen to describe in detail the problems encountered with tender-first running, and spoke to me about the aftermath of a couple of derailments. At the time I asked him where the locomotive had ended up, and he replied "It's still here, in that shed" and pointed to the shed labelled "2" on the station plan at Wells railway station, Norfolk. Unfortunately I was so absorbed in conversation with him, that I didn't ask to see it. Some months later I was again chatting to the Commander, and I did ask to see No 5, but he told me I was too late, as the loco had left the site. We are totally lacking in "wiki-sources" as I can find nothing on-line or in published books concerning No 5. However, I am still looking! Timothy Titus ^{Talk To TT} 14:41, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Was always a problem I had on writing about this line. It seems to slip under the radar. 10.5 inch is a rare gauge - and 5 must have been a fairly large loco. DiverScout (talk) 18:31, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Digging about, was "Number 5" the replica Quarry Hunslet "Lady Jane Grey" as suggested on W&WLR No5? and photographed on trainsandstuffs photos? DiverScout (talk) 20:58, 28 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well done. That matches all my data, including everything I was told by the Commander. He did mention that 5 was an 0-4-0, and I thought he must have made a mistake, but even that fits. I've sent off some emails for confirmation, and also requesting permission to use a photograph. Timothy Titus ^{Talk To TT} 04:45, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Glad I could help out. DiverScout (talk) 13:32, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting to read about the "other" number 4, as in the one that is WWER, rather than WWLR. Hopefully we can get a photo of her one evening (Fridays usually) as she is reported to be a very attractive locomotive. DiverScout (talk) 17:51, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Very attractive indeed. I haven't seen her myself, but I have seen photographs. Lovely engine. Timothy Titus ^{Talk To TT} 23:04, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]