Riley and son locomotive engineers

Is that just a hunch or is there evidence for this?

I don't think that individual has any control over either 34007 or Riley's Engineering - not according to Companies House anyway!

 

Cost of a connection to National Rail for occasional use would be hard to justify.

 

Other than Ian's locos coming back for annual work, the vast majority of stuff passing through is from preserved lines.

 

Depends on who negotiated it, when and the ongoing terms. Your comment is ill-informed.

 

Does Ian need railway access though, he has the ELR very close, that has an NR connection, and any loco that's NR registered can always travel to Bury and then by road to his works, that's how his 5's will be transported I would imagine, then once overhauled or serviced, they can be run in on ELR metals, before venturing back onto the main line, I would imagine that will be how movements are made. non mainline stuff can be roaded straight into his works.

 

Correct, deals within deals, co-operation. That's how it works.

 

Probably makes more sense for Nemesis or that outfit in Hamilton that look after the Royal Scotsman set but with the ELR round the corner, a few localised moves probably costs less than a mainline connection even if the work possibility shoots up. I've seen some really large numbers for a connection with limited usage. But Riley has an idea of the work he wants and doesn't seem to be in short supply of it.

 

45407 and 44871

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On the subject of 44871, can anyone tell us the mileage covered by the loco in 2024 as it has been just about everywhere in the country, with incredible reliability, and having done close to 2000 miles behind her myself I am more than curious.
Thanks in advance.