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Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by Flying Phil, Dec 29, 2021.

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  1. Wenlock

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    I have seen reports of minor work being carried out on 6984, but since these were in a 'members only' Facebook group, I suppose that doesn't count as publicly available.
     
    Wenlock, Jul 21, 2024
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    92219 is definitely being worked on, currently being stripped down, piston and valve covers, slide bars, smoke box rivets etc. 92219 dismantling.jpg
     
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    Apologies for the thread bump, but Steam Railway had a really good set of pieces in the latest issue covering the current state of the remaining ex-Barry locos. I was quite surprised to learn how close 5539 reportedly is to completion to the point where they said there's a chance it steams by the end of the year. Each one got an update, though they did highlight the cases where a loco was last reported to be under restoration, but they couldn't get any recent information from their owners.
     
    Ivatt2MT, May 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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    great to see another 55xx return to steam especially with the surviving examples achieving their centenary in 2027. I wonder if there will be a special event to mark this somewhere next year?
     
    Matt78, May 29, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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