MHR Autumn Gala 23rd - 25th October 2015 - LMS theme

January issue of The Railway Magazine dropped on the mat today and inside there is a report about 4464 Bittern coming back to the MHR. At the end of this report there is some info about the Autumn Gala which will have an LMS theme. Visiting loco will be .............. 46100. There may be other visiting loco's running alongside residents 41312 and 45379. And according to the report the information has come from Colin Chambers.

Edit 30-09-15:
Visiting Loco's:
LMS Ivatt Class 2 No. 46521
LMS Crab No. 13065
LSWR T9 Class No. 30120

Home Fleet loco's:
LNER A4 Class No. 4464 'Bittern',
SR Lord Nelson Class No. 850 Lord Nelson,
LMS Black Five No. 45379
BR Standard Class 9F No. 92212.

 

Gonna need an 8F......... to hell with steam heat!............

 

Yes please. We haven't had an 8F before and the last time one was booked to come it failed to arrive.

 

I think the one at the GCR is going into black(?) too, so that might be a contender, or would 48151 be available?............ if so, maybe a Jub would turn up as well........ a Scot, a Jub & an 8F really would be a way to end the season!

 

The GCR 8F is going weathered BR black but I have read it is only temporary.

 

Damn!

But define the word "temporary"........ as an example of temporary, the Duchess springs to mind........

 

It'll be a poster paint job as far as I'm aware. So for it to last to October would be impressive....

 

Has a Jube ever visited the MHR? Can't say I've ever seen any photos of one there.

Great news about the Scot though, was in two minds about booking time off of work for the autumn gala... decision made!

James

 

Thanks - will have to have a look around for some photos

James

 

It'll be red by then...

 

5305 in LMS livery

 

I don't think David Smith is in the habbit of hiring engines to preserved lines. The MNR bash was billed as a one-off so I can't see 48151 attending and this also unfortunately rules out 44932, 45699 and 46115. 45690 could be an option, though.

 

That's what I was alluding to.......

A black Jub would certainly add something different!

 

Even better!

 

I would love to see the ELR's Jinty 47324 attend if it was in traffic. It would be a kind of homecoming in a way as it was first based at the MHR after extraction from Barry scrapyard. Shouldn't be too expensive to bring in by road I'd have thought also.
Would be great working shuttles Alresford to Ropley.

 

Yes. It's operational. It's in LMS black.

 

No it isn't, it last ran in November and is being dismantled for overhaul