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BRCW 'Lion'

Discussie in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' gestart door Chelt Rail, 21 apr 2009.

  1. Chelt Rail

    Chelt Rail New Member

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    Apologies if this has been discussed before, but ....

    Somewhere around eight to ten years ago there was a group set up who wanted to re-build the BRCW prototype diesel 'Lion'. Does anybody know what happened to the group and their proposal? Apparently they had located the Sulzer engine that had previously been used in Lion, in Class 47 No. 47016.

    Anybody know what happened next?
     
    Chelt Rail, 21 apr 2009
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  2. arthur maunsell

    arthur maunsell Well-Known Member

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    Hopefully it died a death..... what would be the point? Better to have preseerved 47016 surely.
     
    arthur maunsell, 22 apr 2009
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    Why? Lion would be something different whereas 47016 is 'just another' class 47
     
    williamfj2, 23 apr 2009
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  4. arthur maunsell

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    re-creating a short lived and obscure prototype for no better reason than the engine survives? totally pointless,
     
    arthur maunsell, 23 apr 2009
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  5. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Was - it has been razor blades/bean tins for several years now.
     
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