You have a time machine and you can go back to the 50s/60s and save one Engine. Which would it be ?

You have a time machine and you can go back to the 1950s/60s and save one Engine for preservation that was subsequently scrapped. Which would it be ? (it has to be a steam/diesel loco which now doesn't exist)

 

One of the 3 original Southern Co-Co booster locos 200001 to 200003

 

toooo many 0s

 

20 Reading Signal Works shunter


hold on edit....... I have a time machine....why am I doing this?

 

2920 Saint David. Last 29xx withdrawn, October 1953.

 

60014 - pioneer A4.

 

One of the early mainline diesels, LMS 10000 or 10201.

 

One of the Southern 3 cylinder N1’s or U1’s

 

The engine named after the school I attended - (30)903 Charterhouse.

 

Andre Chapelon`s masterpiece 242A1!

 

Kirtley R class 0-4-4T 31666, withdrawn December 1955, the last surviving LCDR locomotive.

Tom

 

One of the LSWR 700 black motor.

 

42616

Bob.

 

Of GWR kit the Saint would be a pretty good bet, but also on my list might be 1287, the last outside framed pannier tank, which survived as a stationary boiler until 1953, one of the 4400 class small wheel small prairies, and one of the 3150 class large boiler large prairies.
Other lines - one of the southern Zs would be neat.

 

Has to be this one, 1029, the County where I was born:

 

....or even the first member of the class, No. 1000, the County I have lived in for over 40 years
(Forgive my GWR bias)

 

46256. Or any of the Patriots shedded at Nuneaton until withdrawal.

 

Big Bertha or a Garratt. Totally impractical but a bit of fun to tease PH...

 

Dream on gricers

PH

 

Toss-up between 58100, 50455 or 45156 for me...

Richard.