West Somerset Railway General Discussion

Few pages back theres 1427 not going back through them just for that

 

Well quite! Wasn't suggesting you did.

 

Closing down sale next? its not if but when this administration will have to call in the receivers most likily later this year. / early next. the railway can not trade its way out of this situation.

 

If they have agreed to let it go in ticket, to another Railway is an admission of the fact that they won’t be able to overhaul it and the chances of it returning are probably minimal.

Don’t take swipes at Robin saying the organisation she supports have only itself to blame, that is stating the blindingly obvious and is non constructive.
This is a sad day for the volunteers at the WSR and regardless of what you might feel about the PLC a large slice of WSR history is coming to an end.
Good luck to the 7F and the SDRT in their move and commiserations to the WSR volunteers.

 

The sad but inevitable conclusion of 88's departure is to create a demand for someone else's loco, see also 4410, 44555 etc. etc. Now I wonder who that could be ? The acolytes of that loco owner should hang their heads in shame. You know who you are.

 

All part of the master plan, i wonder what the next will be? a buy out at bargain rates, of pence in the pound to buy the company out of administration? then another attempt to purchase the freehold?

 

and on coaches of the correct colour, none of that brown and cream , start wiping off that pines headboard lads,

 

Yes I can certainly see why they would want it. I was just surprised it was seen as a sensible financial decision in the current climate. Especially with 76017, 41312, 506, 926 and Thomas already at their disposal, and others in the overhaul queue not too far away.

I guess the MHR must be in a better financial position than some other railways.

 

53808 will be a wonderful gain for the Mid Hants for certain. It will obviously be a useful locomotive for them but it will draw many people to the line; possibly many who have never visited it before.
Regarding 4110 she has some way to go before completion of her major overhaul and as far as I recall part of the purchase deal of her was to run 4110 on the WSR for a period (the time scale escapes me at present) when back in revenue service. 4555 is at the ESR for some time I believe.

 

53808 will fill the void in the roster on the MHR following the withdrawal and departure of 92212.
In the recent MHR loco strategic plan it was identified that a gap would exist that would possibly need filling by hiring in a locomotive for perhaps 2 years.
Currently. I would imagine that Thomas is being used as many of the MHR annual boiler exams fall due in April/May and most staff were furloughed during this period.
925 has however this week passed its annual exam .

 

Today the S&DRT AGM is taking place, so there may well be an update on the eviction situation later on.

 

There isnt anything wrong with the MHR, it just never excited me, however I can see a few visits next year.

It seems to me though the the MHR & Swanage are both fairly obvious homes for the loco

Any chance of a link?

 

As a matter of interest, is the departure of the 7F timed to coincide with the return of 9466 from the GWSR?

 

No. 9466 is apparently at the Ecclesbourne Valley for the next year.