Yesterday was, for me, the day of the teddy-bear. This has nothing to do with soft toys, or Chinese New Year, or anything like that. Let me explain:
‘Double heading’, where two locomotives pull the same train, isn’t uncommon. What is uncommon, here, is the almost laughable difference between the two locos. The rear one is powerful but nothing very unusual, but I’d never seen anything like the front one before. You’ll notice how much like a small steam loco it looks! Their diesel engine growl earned these small locos the name ‘teddy bears’. The idea was that they would replace many ageing saddle tank steamers, enabling branch lines to continue to operate.
A certain Mr B. had other ideas. Don’t get me started…
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How interesting, I love trains but know nothing about them
Thank you for linking up
I have never heard this term before. Mr B certainly had a lot to answer for although we do now have some lovely green paths to walk #MySundayPhoto
Our branch line was a casualty of Mr B, a decaying relic now in disuse as it is listed but no one will pay to restore or convert it.