The club Sweet Pea loco, Chatsworth, which is on loan from Mrs Jackson, the widow of the builder, has been subject to some controversy of late – is it suitable as a club loco?
Over the past year we have been trying to make it run well and were on the point of giving up. These photos reveal the awful truth – it can actually run reasonably well; so much so, in fact, that it was rumoured that we had to use a crowbar to get Barrie Purslow out of the driving seat! And, he is a qualified driver of Duchesses!!!
These are just a few shots taken today (30th August, 2006) to prove that it does go.
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Saturday, 21st October, 2006
Chatsworth out on its first real working outing. This was at Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, where we were taking part in a Model Engineering exhibition. We took our portable track along and gave rides outside the mill. Chatsworth ran all day Saturday with no problems.
