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green five liked charterboy's post in the thread Inter City.
"Horribly wrong" I would suggest is a significant over reaction. It failed as older locos and indeed modern ones do from time to time. The train got rescued and went to a different destination but arrived back at Crewe 2 mins late
Aug 20, 2026 at 1:22 PM -
green five replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
An additional three day event with 6989 Wightwick Hall has been added to the calendar for the end of October (26th to 28th): https://watercressline.co.uk/special-days/wightwick-hall-6989/ There appeared to be a huge demand for tickets last night...
Aug 20, 2026 at 1:09 PM -
green five liked Bikermike's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
A man on youtube said... Possibly not that credible...
Aug 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM -
green five liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
This is D821 in an interesting guise at Grosmont in August 1980 - the picture speaks for itself:). [ATTACH] Peter
Aug 20, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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green five liked John Petley's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
....unless they venture out onto the big railway!
Aug 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM -
green five liked acorb's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Kidderminster TMD was an incredible investment by the SVR and associated diesel groups and has paid dividends in recent years by providing the SVR with a top notch diesel fleet in enviable condition. But it is also an admission that without those...
Aug 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM -
green five liked Sidmouth's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
A lot of work was done on 35025 at Loughborough, which eventually stalled and I think the setback of the parts theft has then knocked it further . I wonder whether and especially with SLL now gaining main line experience there may be some cross...
Aug 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM -
green five liked Dan Hill's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
I would have thought 35022 would have been a more likely candidate (which in some ways would have been full circle, as the MNLPS original choice for preservation), with no restoration work planned for it and seemingly no work carried out on...
Aug 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM -
green five liked 5944's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
And 35010 needs the same cylinder replacing, so make up two identical ones from the moulding, job's a good un!
Aug 19, 2026 at 1:16 PM -
green five liked 26D_M's post in the thread 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...
Aug 19, 2026 at 1:16 PM -
green five liked torgormaig's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Maybe, but think of how many thousands of miles it clocked up going nowhere when it was a working exhibit on those rollers. And all that with negliable maintenance. It could be the highest mileage MN in preservation:) Peter
Aug 19, 2026 at 1:15 PM -
green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 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...
Aug 19, 2026 at 1:14 PM -
green five liked 26D_M's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Maybe a deaccession of 35029 to MNLPS could be persuaded? A few bits off '25 and a bit of new platework ......
Aug 19, 2026 at 1:13 PM -
green five liked 5944's post in the thread 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.
Aug 19, 2026 at 1:13 PM -
green five liked Big Al's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
I was lucky enough to (just) grab a ride behind every one of the 30 Merchant Navies before they started to disappear. It was touch and go near the end, chasing the elusive one or two. 35025 went in 1964 but not before I had been from Woking to...
Aug 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
