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Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by del1965, Oct 29, 2011.

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  1. del1965

    del1965 New Member

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    im sat here daydreaming about what id buy IF i won the lottery. Id like something railway related, hopefull steam, but then i got thinking. If i won this money, where would i look to find out whats for sale, if i want to buy a car id go to autotrader, but where do you go for locos etc?

    pure flight of fancy but it would be interesting to see whats for sale and how much


    regards D
     
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  3. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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  6. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

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    Some of the preserved lines around the country also have locos on the books that are available for sale.
     
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    Well if you buy enough SLL shares I suppose that's pretty close to buying a loco. There are still plenty available!
     
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    A lot of the time it's word of mouth. If one railway has a loco for sale then word tends to get around to any other railways that might be interested.
     
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  9. Dan Hamblin

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    Plus there is usually a news article in the monthly magazines.

    Regards,

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    Was not their loco Eddystone recently offered for sale??
     
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  11. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    No. There was some discussion of their possibly selling one of the Standard 4 tanks but that seems to have been discounted now.
     
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    What ex-BR locomotives are currently still for sale?
     
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    34073 '249 Squadron' 4-6-2 ex-SR
    3803 2-8-0 ex-GWR
    4588 2-6-T ex-GWR
    7760 0-6-0PT ex-GWR

    I'm sure others will add to the list

    Keith
     
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    2859 (minus tender) GWR 28xx at Llangollen.

    Bob.
     
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    Ploughman Part of the furniture

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    80135 is a certain S160 laid up at Grosmont still available?
     
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    3803 has been for sale for some time - but is 3802 up for sale as well?
     
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    It is Bryan - but not ex-BR! Any expressions of interest to your near name-sake, the Trust Secretary Bryan Draper c/o Pickering Park Street!

    Steven
     
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    Which if you read the link corrects the error to say 3803 is for sale not 3802.
     
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  20. JonL116

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    What a streak of fate....as i was sitting here wondering how best to advertise a loco for slae!

    The Middleton Railway Trust is pleased to offer for sale its Bagnall 0-4-0 2702 (not quite a GWR 2-8-0 I must admit!). The loco is in need of a major overhaul after running for several years in the early days of preservation in Leeds. Interested parties should contact me off list at JonL116@aol.com for further details and photographs.
    A rare opportunity to aquire a real Stafford gem, Bagnall-Price valve gear and all.
    Thanks for your attention ladies and gents!
     
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