Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

The paint was looking tired, especially over the firebox. Refreshing the black was the quickest (and cheapest - v v important) answer. I am not aware of any plan to return to a Maunsell livery scheme.
Pat

 

Normally would agree about losing a loco in pre-nat livery but it has been 20+ years since we saw an S15 in Br black; 825 and 847 have been flying the flag for Maunsell green so a change is nice (IMO).

 

Looking on the bright side (if more happiness is required) 506 had Southern on the tender when we had the biggest gathering of Bullied coaches since withdrawal from BR, 6, back in early 2020. Now it is in the same livery as the mk1 carriage fleet.

 

Bulleid!

 

Wow, a discussion about a loco that ran a great deal in BR days and is going to re-appear, after some work, in BR black and BR numbering - 30506. And I've somehow missed it up until now!

I will adjust my radar software to make sure I don' t miss the chance of this happening again. Can you imagine if the Bluebell put their C, H, O1 and S15 out in 1960s form, and let the Q and Adams radial tanks stay as they were in BR 1960s form, and I missed it!

I shall be emailing the International Space Station to keep an eye out for that for me . . . . . .

And @60019 Bittern I will of course be recommending you for a Knighthood in the next set of honours.

Bryan