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Epping Ongar Railway

Discussie in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' gestart door 45669, 17 nov 2015.

  1. ykin01

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    Sorry to be pedantic but 80136 has made a visit to GCR during it's current ticket.
     
  2. WesternRegionHampshireman

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    Yes, it did, guess it just slipped my mind. :)
     
  3. Andy Williams

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    957 in the guise of 52044 was once at the SVR for a brief period to have some work done on it, and did one round trip Bridgnorth to Kidderminster.
     
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    34027 isnt allowed out and 80136 has already been out to the GCR in 2017
     
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    In addition

    65 from Bluebell
    957 and 78022 from KWVR,
    825 and 63395 from NYMR
    31806, 34072 and 34028 from Swanage
    75069 from SVR
    52322 from ELR
     
  6. WesternRegionHampshireman

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    Yes I know, they were just examples of what hasn't been anywhere since overhaul and have maybe forgotten some. :)
     
  7. WesternRegionHampshireman

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    Prexactly! Be nice if 825 and 31806 visited, give it a bit of a Southern-cross West Country theme! :Smug:
     
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    Why isn't 34027 allowed out?
     
  9. WesternRegionHampshireman

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    The people that own 34027 will only allow it out if it's mainline certified, so Epping, GWSR, GCR and Spa Valley are no-no's (unfortunately).
     
  10. D1039

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    75069 had a summer on hire to the WSR in 1994 (I had to look it up!)

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  11. green five

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    30506 visited the East Lancashire Railway in the early 1990's.

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  12. Paul Grant

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    It does say /since overhaul/. My was comment was intended to be a bit more glib given recent postings.
     
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    Well yes, that's what the point was, I haven't been on this earth long enough to remember THAT far back.

    It will be nice either way, I just hope it's something that nobody expects, that's all. :)
     
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    75069 went to West Somerset on a railtourin the 90s
     
  15. WesternRegionHampshireman

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    Yes, we heard. :)
     
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    Saturday saw a mass training day for Epping's new Wickham - even made it to Ongar for the first time.

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  17. Pete Thornhill

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    Yes and failed so 7802 was sent down to replace. Subsequently, 75069 was repaired and remember spending a week at the WSR with the pair in charge of all services.
     
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  18. Pete Thornhill

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    1993.
     
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  19. green five

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    IIRC 75069 had a number of boiler problems when it was at the WSR after arriving on a Railtour. We visited the WSR during our holiday in 1994 hoping to get a trip behind her but she was out of action for repairs.
    We didn't have much luck during our 1993 holiday either when we travelled from North Devon to Paignton to travel behind 60103. Arrived at Paignton to find the A3 sitting in the yard with the smoke box door wide open undergoing repairs after failing.

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  20. Pete Thornhill

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    OT but yes it was boiler tube problems mainly iirc.
     
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