In service 2017

would anyone like to compile a list of locos definitely in service this coming season...

No guesses or should/could be...

 

On the Bluebell:

In traffic
BR Std 5 73082 "Camelot"
SR S15 847
SR Q 541
SECR H 263
SECR C 592 (will go out of traffic in mid May, but is currently operational - see it while you can!)
SECR P 323 "Bluebell"
SECR P 178
Fletcher Jennings 3 "Captain Baxter"

Coming in to traffic during the first half of the year:

SECR O1 65

80151 and 34059 are possibilities for the second half of the year but probably don't meet your "speculation" clause.

Tom

 

34081 will be running in soon and scheduled to return to traffic in February.

 

that's impressive, will be visiting

 

On the SVR:-
1450
1501
7714
2857
43106
34027 taw valley
34053 skp
7802 Bradley Manor
7812 Erlestoke Manor (until April, October if extension is granted)
75069 - back half of the year

 

On Swanage :
LSWR M7 30053 until it's overhaul very soon
SR U class 31806
SR BOB class 34070 Manston
BR 4MT 80104 as 80146 into service early this year
SR N Class 31874 into service middle of the year
SR BOB class 34072 257 Squadron into service middle of the year

 

Nymr

44806
76079
80136
61264
30926 - Easter
45428 - July/August
62005 may visit but this is not decided
2238 may be back in use in the summer depending on boiler inspection and work required

 

The dartmouth steam railway will have the following running in 2017:

7827 Lydham Manor
75014 Braveheart (which only returned to service Dec 2016)
4277 Hercules (in her final year)
4555 Warrior (expected back June)
2253 (later half of the year)

 

Excuse my ignorance but what's 2253?

 

I think that's the S160 that used to run on the NYMR that was moved to Paignton a year or two back.

MHR should have 41312, 92212, 925 Cheltenham (after its repair is complete), 76017, 45379 and I think I saw in Steam Railway its hoped to have 506 back.

 

80078 was hoped to be finished by Christmas, but it didn't quite happen.

However, when I visited it's owner's workshop last Monday the final touches were being applied to the completely rebuilt bunker, which should be re-fitted to the loco in the next few days. The only work then outstanding will be painting, after which it will move the short distance to Mangapps for running-in.

All being well, it will be in service over Easter, if not before

 

Thanks. For a minute I thought they's found another 2251 Class.

 

See this thread https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/dartmouth-steam-railway.415834/page-8 post 153 onwards

 

On the subject of S160's has 5197 returned to steam at the CVR yet and also there's 3278 at Tyseley (I think its still there) but not sure if it is back this year or not.

If they both do then we'll have a good line up of S160's. 5197, 6046, 5820 and 2253 with 3278 as an outsider.

 

On the ESR
46447
5637

41313 and 1719 should return during 2017

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don't forget 813 as well!

 

if only!

 

On the S&CR

3135 "Spartan"
2138 "Swordfish"

 

I assume on the NNR:

8572
564
92203
90775
76084
Ring Haw

 

GCR
48624
46521
78018
92214
47406
777 Sir Lamiel until October
70013 Oliver Cromwell (planned ML from April)
45305 (maybe ML from July)
1744 expected to be away much of 2017
6990 Witherslack Hall
Robert (Austerity) mid 2017?
73156 Spring 2017?
48305 maybe late 2017?
45491 not sure on completion