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close this window         JUDY OPERATIONAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS
During the morning of Wednesday 29th October "Judy" was shunted out of the Workshops
at Bodmin General station and had a fire lit.
 
Activity started soon after 8am with various rolling stock being moved out of the way to allow "Alfred" and "Judy" to be extracted from the Workshops.  Alfred is currently having a boiler overhaul and was out first to allow the saddle tank to be lifted on.

Judy was moved out under the workshop canopy and the boiler and tank filled with water.   A warming fire was lit and the temperature raised for the first time since 1968. 

Boiler pressure was raised to about 40psi with no leaks found.

Paint was still being applied to the loco the previous day and was still soft so Judy was moved back inside during the afternoon.

 

JUDY MOVES UNDER OWN STEAM

On Friday 31st October 2008 having passed a final boiler inspection the regulator was opened and after some tinkering the loco moved under its own steam

The loco was shunted out of Road 2 in of the Workshops on to the Shed Road and then did several test runs up and down.
 

Judy is seen here in the beautiful Autumn sunlight near Barracks Siding.

There are two 30 second movie clips of Judy running up and down the Shed Road at Bodmin General. Each clip is about 8Mb so takes a while to load. 

Click here for Clip 1
Click here for Clip 2

Judy even pulled its first train at Bodmin,
2 Lowmac wagons from Baracks Siding to the Shed Road and back. (Sorry no photos of this!)





Part of the proud team that restored Judy, from left to right,
Sam Henwood - Fitter
Martyn Blackwell - Chief Mechanical Engineer
Arthur Broad - Painter (in the cab)
Phil Hawke - CSLPS Chairman

Having completed this successful test run Judy went back into the Workshop for minor adjustments and some finishing touches.
 
FUTURE EVENTS
  • It is hoped that "Alfred" & "Judy" will be working together at a special event on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway  in the Spring of 2009.
     
  • Following the successful appearance of GWR Prairie No 5552 at Camborne's Trevithick Day in 2008 discussions are underway regarding the possibility of "Alfred" & "Judy" visiting in 2009.
     
  • A Photocharter is being planned for 2009 with both locos shunting sheeted clay wagons in a  suitable setting.  There will be limited places for this event which is for enthusiastic photographers only and will require advance booking. 

More details of all of these events will be available in the future.

 
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