26D_Ms letzte Aktivitäten
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26D_M gefällt Dan Hills Beitrag in dem Thema Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.
I wonder what the prospects are of a triple Malachite line up in the near future is? With s21C107 due to return next year, 21C123 having it's boiler worked on and 34081 due to go in for overhaul very soon it could end up being a possibility....
18 August 2026 um 22:11 -
26D_M gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
And 35010 needs the same cylinder replacing, so make up two identical ones from the moulding, job's a good un!
18 August 2026 um 22:09 -
26D_M antwortete auf das Thema 6024 King Edward 1.
and 70000 on test a few weeks ago. It would be unlike Mr Smith not to have negotiated some mutual benefit from these 'assists' though .......
18 August 2026 um 22:08 -
26D_M antwortete auf das Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Agreed. I think 35029 was selected for the NRM simply because it was easiest to extract at the time of locos that were considered unlikely preservation restoration prospects due to size. Its [good] condition was irrelevant but its completeness...
18 August 2026 um 22:04 -
26D_M gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
I've often wondered whether 35029 would actually be one of the easier MNs to restore to running condition. I mean, you've got to source a boiler, new cab sheets and some boiler cladding, but with most of the other scrapyard examples, you've got...
18 August 2026 um 21:52 -
26D_M antwortete auf das Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Maybe a deaccession of 35029 to MNLPS could be persuaded? A few bits off '25 and a bit of new platework ......
18 August 2026 um 20:40 -
26D_M gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Maybe having a loco overhaul to plod along with will help, rather than the pressure of keeping one in service. Some groups also find that some of their members are more interested in the overhaul side of things than ongoing maintenance.
18 August 2026 um 17:53 -
26D_M gefällt Randers Beitrag in dem Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Email has just gone out from MNLPS that sets out this is not their intention, though the boiler will be given high priority so that Clan Line can use it if necessary. I believe '25's boiler is in pretty good condition.
18 August 2026 um 15:25 -
26D_M antwortete auf das Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Surely MNLPS would have picked another one before now if they wanted only spares? I hope it shows confidence in the future and means overhauls can be planned over a longer timeframe whilst the other loco is in service and earning. Does MN25 have...
18 August 2026 um 15:23 -
26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.
Thanks, I just read too much into your words "Be good to see another malachite Bulleid, if only while it's being run in."
18 August 2026 um 15:16 -
26D_M gefällt Randers Beitrag in dem Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
As a SLL shareholder (who amongst other things joined to support the restoration of 35025), I support this proposal - and it has spurred me on to joining the MNLPS as a result. Should be good news for both organisations, and for the loco's future...
18 August 2026 um 15:13 -
26D_M gefällt 35Bs Beitrag in dem Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
I have not gone as far as joining MNLPS, but this small SLL shareholder will be writing to confirm support for this. Having joined what is now SLL to support 35022's return to steam, and seen both 27 and 22 sold on, the decision to adopt...
18 August 2026 um 15:13 -
26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.
Respecting the correctness of your assertion Tom, my question to Ian is whether 'Wadebridge' will keep the malachite once it is paired with the [rave added] tender currently behind 34072. This being the final series of exchanges involving...
18 August 2026 um 13:47 -
26D_M gefällt Flying Phils Beitrag in dem Thema 35025 Brocklebank Line.
There is news about 35025, as SLL shareholders are being asked to approve the transfer of Brocklebank Line to the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society (they own and run "Clan Line"). As 35025 had fallen behind both Sidmouth and Sir...
18 August 2026 um 12:38
