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Hop aboard the frog express No 82 Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/1/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


At one end of town is Steamtown with a very difficult hide, to warm up this one is a simple one suitable for a wheelchair cacher.

Some info

The "Y" Class number 82 Locomotive is situated alongside the Rotunda in the Main Street.

It commenced running in this district (Northern Division) in 1888 and operated in this area until 1919 when it was transferred to the South East Division. It worked in that Division until 1931 and then was returned back to Peterborough where it worked until taken out of service in 1960.

After the "Y" was taken out of service it was placed alongside the Swimming Pool in Grove Street as playground equipment and remained there for 40 years.

In the year 2000 the District Council of Peterborough decided to restore it and placed it in its current location.

There is an interpretive board at the front of the train that explains about the history.

Specifications
Issued to Traffic 30th April 1888
Condemned 14th April 1960
Total Mileage 899,506 miles
Wheel Arrangement 2-6-0
Length over Coupling 39ft 3.5 inches
Diameter of Driving Wheel 3ft 3 inches
Length of Stroke of Piston 1ft 8 inches
Boiler Pressure 145lbs per square inch
Fuel Capacity Water: 1,600 gallons
Coal: 90 cwt
Total Working Weight Engine: 26 ton
Tender: 21 ton 15 cwt

Cache is a nano on the railway side, not roadside

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx sbe 82 yrsg oynpx fgenc orybj

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)