Found -One 350hp shunter!

The Middleton Railway found an EE 350hp shunter in its car park this morning! It is No.601. At the moment we are guessing that it has been delivered to us in error but nobody has come forward to claim it!
If anybody reading this lays claim to knowing anything about it, it is in the way and we would like it moving!

 

Maybe it's an early Xmas present from Santa Claus.
:smt111 :smt111

 

Was certainly a surprise when I walked through the gates to the railway this morning.

 

The Ribble did have a no 601 EE, plate 2098, was in a yellow/grey liv. I thought this was renumbered 671 though?
Steve

 

Photo, courtesy of Ian Dobson:



Andy

 

Surely somebody must know where it has come from. There must be something on the internet somewhere that lists stock locations.

 

i'll have it if you dont want it....

 

Shame LHR didn't send you 20214 or 27024 instead!

 

Found a report dated 26/7/09 that places it at Haverthwaite.

 

A report on another forum states that it has been reported that 7120/AD601 (ex ex LMS 0-6-0DE built Derby 1944) from the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway was due to be moved to "Hunslet, Leeds" (for repairs ?) last week.

While the Hunslet Engine Co, have offices in Leeds, they nolonger have a works in Leeds.

I suspect that this is another case of "attempting to deliver to the invoice address"!

 

We're now fairly certain that it should have gone to LH Plant and that Allely's have delivered it to us by mistake. However, when I phoned Allely's this morning, nobody knew anything about it!
How much do you think we should charge for storage? Are we allowed to put wheel clamps on it?

 

I smell a f......... up


I can understand that happening with like a small package or maybe a diesel engine, but how can that happen with a 20 ton or so locomotive

 

It is amazing what can happen! Oh well, not a bad present to receive. Take it for a spin.

 

It certainly did come to Hunslet, Leeds!
Greatest Cock-up ever?

 

I'm sure The Sun would be interested in this story - you might even get a fee which I'm sure could go to a worthy restoration project. I'm amazed nobody has noticed it is missing yet.

(Last time I look ed an 08 was around 48 tons!)

 

AH so that's where i parked it .
Ever go on a night out in Leeds , go to find your transport the next morning and cannot for the life of you remember where you parked it .

 

so why is it there then april fools come early?

 

Tpypical! One weekend I'm not there and we get a visiting loco!

 

You'd have thought the transport guys might have questioned why no-one was there to help offload it or at least sign for delivery! I can't imagine there are too many cases of locos being delivered where the delivery instructions say "if no-one in, leave it by the wheely bin!"