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Posted: 27 Jul 2023

Taken: 07 Jun 2023

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GWSR Stanway Gloucestershire 22nd July 2023

GWSR Stanway Gloucestershire 22nd July 2023
A train with a view of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. Crossing Stanway viaduct in the rain behind BR Standard 2 2-6-0 78019 visiting from the GCR.

I travelled on the cushions from Toddington to Broadway to allow the cleaner to be assessed on his potential driving & braking skills - needed for when he passes out as a fireman should the driver suddenly become incapacitated.

Nouchetdu38, grobi358, Edna Edenkoben, Annemarie and 4 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied
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Cheers David. It's an old railway expression. If a loco crew had to travel to pick up their engine or didn't have an an engine to return to the shed on they would travel in the train - in a compartment with cushions rather than the hard wooden seat on most steam locos! So anytime you come off the footplate and ride in the train you are "on the cushions". In my case only 4 people at a time are allowed on the footplate so when the cleaner came up I came off.
10 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
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Thanks. It didn't stop raining all day!
10 months ago.
 David G Johnson
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Thanks ! Pete,.. I am now enlightened,.. but one more thing,. > 'cleaner' is this the person who does actually 'clean' the train ? or just another expression ?,.. thanks from Dj.
10 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
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My pleasure. David. A cleaner is on the first rung of the footplate ladder. Every fireman & driver started as a cleaner and yes he/she cleans the engines, cleans the ashpits, cleans the messroom, toilets etc! But after a fair number of turns as a cleaner they do get rostered as "third man" on the footplate which means they watch how the crew handle the engine, learn how to couple up to the train, take water & if they're lucky have a go at firing.
10 months ago.
 Edna Edenkoben
Edna Edenkoben club
Great effect! I think that rain is really photogenic.
10 months ago.

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