What Steam Engines Are Making A Return To Steam IN The Next Few Years

What Steam Engines Are Making A Return To Steam IN The Next Few Years

 

Some of the ones currently under overhaul.

 

From the top of my head:

SR:

35006 'Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company'
35009 'Shaw Savill'
35027 'Port Line'
34027 'Taw Valley'
34039 'Boscastle'?
34053 'Sir Keith Park'
34092 'City of Wells'
34101 'Hartland'?
34105 'Swanage'?
925 'Cheltenham'
S15 No. 847
SECR H No. 263
LBSCR A1x Terrier No. W11 'Newport'

LNER:

B12 No. 8572
GER J15 No. 65462
B1 No. 61264?
4472 'Flying Scotsman'

GWR:

BR Pannier tank No. 1501
Pannier tank No. 7714?
56xx No. 6634
7802 'Bradley Manor'
7820 'Dinmore Manor'
7029 'Clun Castle'
6960 'Raveningham Hall'

LMS:

Crab No. 42765
6233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Black 5 No. 45491
Jubilee 45699 'Galatea'
6100 'Royal Scot'
CR 439 No. 419?
Ivatt No. 46521

BR:

4MT No. 80135
4MT No. 80136
4MT No. 76084
5MT No. 73082 'Camelot'?

Other:

Saddle tank 'Wissington'

 

Add to this some more that will definitely return to steam in the next few years:
Brighton Atlantic - Beachy Head.
Patriot - The Unknown Warrior.
Grange - Betton Grange
Hawksworth County - County of Glamorgan
Saint - Lady of Quality
BR Class 6 - Hengist
BR Class 3 - 82045, 046, 047, 048, 049, 050 (and that's just the start)
Claud Hamilton
J39 (Oh no it won't, oh yes it will.)
NER G5
GER F5
4115, 5227, 2861 all disguised as a 47xx

But not:

Beyer Peacock 2-6-0 "Galloping Alice/Gertie"
4472 (but 60103 might).

 

No one mentioned my beloved K1 (62005)!! That will definately be returning to steam shortly following its current overhaul.

Also noted as being absent but will return is 5690 Leander, which is stopped for overhaul at WCRC Carnforth, but amazed how you can miss 60009 Union of South Africa. 60532, Blue Peter is an outside possibility, but think that overhaul would be protracted. 75029 is also returning to steam this week or next with some luck following overhaul.

 

I think 76017 and 506 aren't too far away, and 499 shouldn't be too far behind.

 

Directed towards your comment on the 4492 thread...probably because i'm far more interested in decent southern machines over rubbish eastern region ones.... :bounce:

I think personally 499 will be quite a while as she has still yet to steam in preservation. Plus the group are fully focused on 506 which will no doubt take away resources from her sister.

 

The question was perhaps a touch general...perhaps YoungRailwayMan might like to specify a regional preference?

 

Although your post was obviously a joke, how does a new build return to steam? :tongue:

 

Indeed, perhaps I should have meant that a new member of an extinct class would return to steam! I'm quite serious about most of those on the list by the way. The latest news on Beachy Head on the Bluebell website for example shows just how good the work being done on some of these locomotives is.

 

Depends what you mean by a few years, and of course the usual provisos must be attached.

 

The original question was a few years though meaning 3-4 in my eyes. A lot of those are at least 10+ years away at least with the only ones that could be completed within 5 would probably be the G5 and possibly the Atlantic. Perhaps the 3MT, Grange & Saint could make within 10.

The Saint is also called Lady of Legend, not quality.

 

Depends on the definition of "the next few years". But on the Bluebell, apart from those already mentioned (263, 847, 73082), it is likely that Maunsell Q class 541 will also steam probably within the next 3 years or so; there is also a commitment to start work on SECR O1 65, probably once 263 is outshopped; and there are rumblings that the group that completed Baxter would like to work on P class 27 ("Primrose") with a possible completion date to meet the 100th anniversary of her going to the trenches in WW1, though I suspect that is a long shot.

Tom

 

Standard Tank 80078 and BoB 34072 257 Squadron, to be worked on when Sir Keith Park is outshopped.

 

Depending on what you mean by "next few years" you could include 75079, 828 and 41312. Then looking into the future a bit further, 35005, 34058 and 80150.

 

Really? J15 that soon, Surely Ring haw would be as well then?
Or the WD they have, " Sturdee".

 

The last i heard, the groups idea was to withdraw the J15 for overhaul this year and do a quick turn around for her 100th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the end of eastern steam next year. Whether or not it is possible or not depends on what is needed to be done on the loco after the boiler is removed i guess. Only other option would be an extension but i would have thought they explored this route first.

It has always been said the W.D would wait until the J15 has had her overhaul, so she may be a while off. I don't think she's known as Sturdee anymore either, thought that was just when she was at the MHR in LMR blue?

 

Yes, Just hearing that too. Will be good.

I Know it hasn't been "Sturdee" in ages. Just fancied some nostalgia. I like tha name.