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Boden threatens to cut up 50017 Royal Oak.

Discussie in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' gestart door 50044 Exeter, 30 jan 2019.

  1. 50044 Exeter

    50044 Exeter New Member

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    50017 is being threatened with scrapping for spare parts. The loco is for sale but will be cut up for spares if no one buys it. The loco also has scrap size tyres. Some one out there has started a crowd funding appeal to save Royal Oak. I only found out today from Pip Dunn on Facebook.
     
    50044 Exeter, 30 jan 2019
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  2. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    It’s all over the preserved diesels Facebook group. A sale of it fell through so loco will be dismantled for spares

    It’s also Neil Boden
     
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  3. Matt37401

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    Suprised the 50 Alliance haven't put a bid in.
     
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  4. weltrol

    weltrol Part of the furniture Friend

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    Where's Stuart Reeder when you need him?
     
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  5. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    Did they not buy 50007 from him already ? May have enough on their plate
     
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    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

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    With the help of a Cheque from Mr Swallow, They took on 50033 last year so who knows?
     
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  7. Matt37401

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    Don't be silly, 50017 isn't a basket case!
     
    Matt37401, 30 jan 2019
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    weltrol vindt dit leuk.
  8. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    I think Stuart has more than enough on his plate with mounting storage costs presumably for both the engine and coach coupled with whatever liabilities attach to them . I do hope that this is the last we will see if the fantasy schemes
     
    Sidmouth, 30 jan 2019
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    Look like it has gone to the great central railway this does look to be a good end as they in the future will be able to heat the mk2 e coaches to show what cross country trains of the 1980s were like.
     
    Ruston906, 1 feb 2019
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  10. Johann Marsbar

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    Presumably GCR(N) at Ruddington rather than Loughborough?
     
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    No Loughborough
     
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  12. weltrol

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    ....obviously expecting the completion of 'Bridging the Gap'....
     
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  13. johnofwessex

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    Plenty of McEwens?
     
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    Hampshire Unit en Sheff vinden dit leuk.
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    That is correct it will be a great asset I don't believe that the GCR North have any ETH locos
     
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    47765?
     
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  16. mattspencer

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    Now at the East Lancs. 41001 has eth.
     
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    So by threatening to scrap it, the owner has got a buyer?

    Bit like Woodhams - whenever the flow of purchasers for locos slowed down, he threatened to start cutting them up again to re-start the money rolling in.
     
    michaelh, 2 feb 2019
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    gwalkeriow vindt dit leuk.
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    I didn't realise the 47 had moved.
     
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