Yes they have a spare boiler. The third boiler not shown in my above pic is No.755 off 30499 that is inside Ropley boilershop and is nearly...
Attached is a photo of two S15 boilers at Ropley belonging to the Urie loco society. Boiler No.451 on the right of the photo was the original...
The boiler from 30825 was spotted stored at Rocks by Rail on August 4th this year as pictured. Don't know how long it is staying there.[ATTACH]
What about a 4F or 53809. They would look great on the freight train.
Busy Urie loco society team working on 499 yesterday. 19/09/2015 Nice to see great progress on both the Urie's.
Had a great day yesterday at the railway. Nice to see progress everywhere, but not sure the Ivatt will be finished by October gala. If it is it...
Good stuff. Thanks for the update.
Getting back to MHR restoration, how's 75079 coming on? I haven't seen a progress report on this loco for ages.
Unfortunately it's seems unfairly that the North Norfolk are coping some flack on Face Ache. Several potential visitors at the weekend are saying...
I didn't mean to imply any blame on the part of the MHR. It is just the manner in which the North Norfolk statement reads as exonerating...
Reading between the lines of the North Norfolk statement, it doesn't seem to put the MHR in a good light, however I'm sure there are valid reasons...
Have they all gone to sleep at Ropley MPD or Alresford offices? Lol. It seems that last week's Wednesday blog has gone AWOL as it certainly hasn't...
Not exactly sure but the guys were looking at the centre set of driving wheels, hence speculation at the time was about an overheated big end.[ATTACH]
Don't hold your breath. There always seems to be a new Black5 cropping up at the right time for Ian, to divert his attention away from a Southern...
Notice in the latest Steam Beano that a special meeting has been called in September, the London Midland society are calling on present and...
Yes Tim Beere promised regular blogs after he moved on from the railway, saying that he would be volunteering most weeks. Apart from one or two to...
Thanks for the info. We will have to wait and see. Incidentally Richard Bentley ops manager said on Faceache earlier this week that 34105 is...
What's the current state of progress with the boiler overhauls of 76017 and 41312? I would have thought that if both locos are likely to see steam...
The loco was fitted with new tyres at the last restoration and they were never painted black. As far as whether they have recently been polished...
Absolutely agree. The option for BFB wheelsets was taken for authenticity AFAIK. I think the MHR either had a pattern made or borrowed the one...
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