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  1. A1X liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    How about a Billinton cab and chimney, gamboge livery, and a painted name?;):eek::Drool: (Ducks to avoid incoming Swindon paperweight)

    Mar 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM

  2. A1X replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Regarding 9017, she's now spent far longer in Bluebell hands than out of them. She's more Sussex than Swindon these days.

    Feb 28, 2026 at 1:48 PM

  3. A1X liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I'm sure serious proposals would be considered. But the starting point would surely have to be that that anyone proposing such a deal has the wherewithal to see the job through to completion, and store the loco under cover when not in use. The...

    Feb 28, 2026 at 1:46 PM

  4. A1X liked Ben Jenden's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.

    Austerity No. 68067 added to the line up as the third guest

    Feb 28, 2026 at 1:45 PM

  5. A1X replied to the thread Bluebell Railway | Spring Steam Gala | 20th-22nd March 2026.

    Looks like 299 is rostered for most of April as well

    Feb 27, 2026

  6. A1X liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Didcot Railway Centre.

    Surely "part of the GWS collection" doesn't preclude having a long-term base away from Didcot, if that is felt to offer the best return for the locomotive? (FWIW, 2999 is part of the GWS collection, but spending the back end of 2025 and all of...

    Feb 27, 2026

  7. A1X liked Jdwitts's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    For me the Dukedog is as much a part of the Bluebell scene as Stepney, 488, or the P tanks, and a reminder that in the early days the Bluebell and its supporters were interested in preserving ANY historic locomotives (with a focus on Victorian...

    Feb 27, 2026

  8. A1X liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I'm sure it will steam again. But with 30 locos in the collection and an operational need for only around 8, on average most locos will spend about 3 years out of traffic for every year running. That's just the nature of the collection. And that...

    Feb 27, 2026

  9. A1X liked andrewtoplis's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Why do you ask in terms of "ever going to steam again?" The loco is safe and is in the queue amongst other, similar, locos...in the meantime why not lend it out to someone else who would like to display it?

    Feb 27, 2026
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