In service 2017

Theres another thread where someone(Polish Steam ?) has tried to track them all down, and given the use of at least one for spares the estimate is between 6 and 7 ?
Never heard them called brilliant before, but they are potentially very useful. a WINBy moment - would love to see one on the Winter Jacobites ( if that takes off)...

 

They've always been brilliant in my books, mega loud & seem to be pretty powerful locos, not as many as I first thought over here but still a good fair few. There's quite a few foreign locos knocking about on various preserved lines:

S160 - Numerous, churnet valley x2 keighley x1 etc.
Kent & east sussex have a norwegian loco

Nene valley have:

Polish 0-8-0 tank - Last I knew was at the flour mill workshops having an overhaul.
Danish class F - Under the wing of the nvr small loco group & I believe will return to action
Swedish B class 4-6-0 number 101. Last phots of it working were 15 years ago back in 2002, don't recall it having worked since, currently on display (presume stored/static only) in wansford yard.

 

There are nominally 8 S160s in the UK:

1631 Alco 70284 MÁV 411.388 GCR (Ruddington) Under restoration

2138 Alco 70620 MÁV 411.380 GCR (Ruddington) Source of strategic spares for 1631

2253 Baldwin 69496 PKP Tr.203.208 AD Engineering, Stockton Will be based at the Dartmouth Steam Railway upon completion

2364 Baldwin 69621 MÁV 411.xxx GCR (Ruddington) Chassis only, source for strategic spares for 1631

3278 Baldwin 70340 FS 736.073; SEKΘγ575 Tyseley Previously known as #701 Franklin D. Roosevelt. Was under overhaul for Long Marston Military Railway

5197 Lima 8856 Funshum Industrial Railway, #KD6.463 Churnet Valley Railway Overhaul nearing completion

5820 Lima 8758 PKP Tr.203.474 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Operational

6046 Baldwin 72080 MÁV 411.144 Churnet Valley Railway Operational


More info on the old S160 thread here


Keith

 

Hopefully there will be some stats before long from ASTT from the one at KWVR which has a Lempor fitted. ( and is therefore not megaloud, but can romp up the Hill there with 10 (?) on as if it we'rent there...)

 

5197 and 6046 will be challenging our 1in45 with 8 next month.
https://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk/event/810/winter-steam-gala-2017

 

5820 does run again now but seems to be potluck when it gets running days, keep missing it myself. I know it had a few teething problems when it returned but has apparently settled in nicely now.

Anybody know how 71000 duke of gloucester is coming along at tyseley???

Word from.the new owning group was they planned to re-engineer some components. Probably the valve gear as I know that caused some issues, gorgeous machine & the american chime whistle it had sounded fab, big bugger too for a 4-6-2 From platform height it's tall & from ground level it looks massive!!

 

I believe the owner of the 2 CVR s160's was considering certification for one or both of his machines, so not entirely out of the question! Winter Jacobite is back for an extended season this year, although I suspect the Riley black fives will be most likely motive power.

 

Boiler is off and being seen too at the moment. All currently running to plan, ready for a return Dec 2018. They have a Facebook page you can follow, the changes have been discussed on there.

 

6046 is still planned to go mainline one day. Just at the moment other things keep getting in Greg's way.

 

News update of 5197 commencing shakedown trials, including a video from her loaded test run with 6046.

https://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk/news/5197returns

 

6989 Wightwick Hall should be ready soon (it has looked as if it has been close to completion for some years!) by the look of things.
http://wightwick-hall-6989.com/id5.html

 

Thanks for the link. Just looked at the website and the owning group hopes to complete the loco and have it ready for hire by the end of the year. This has been one of the less publicised restorations which has quietly got on with the job. It's good that they are nearly there! I hope there will be some railway out there that will show interest. Some of the more obvious candidates (i.e., longer ex-GWR lines) either have a Hall or Modified Hall or else aren't likely to want to hire in an engine long-term and, of course, some non-GWR lines may be deterred by the usual issues of gauging. Still, one hopes that this still leaves a good few lines which don't fall into either category and that someone out there somewhere will snap up 6989. Having lived in Gloucestershire for three years and thus having become familiar with 7903 at Toddington, I've come to appreciate these locos. Like a Black Five, they are very capable - and also pretty loud!

 

Pure silliness but I'd like to see it at the GCR to go with 6990, when 78019 is also up and running again and paired with 78018, so that we can have a "consecutive numbers gala".

 

She's back..!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1384493694905469

 

5197 to haul all our Easter services
https://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk/news/5197april

 

Just scanned through for updates on Bahamas and 5212.....any news? Are they air braked/main line?
Thanks in anticipation....


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45212 has worked on The Great Briton this year, not sure where it is at the moment though.

 

45212 is now at the nymr in service until after the autumn steam gala

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