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Steam locos available for hire

Rasprava u 'Steam Traction' pokrenuta od Woolley, 11. Siječanj 2011..

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  1. Andy B

    Andy B Member

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    Neil is correct, finding ANY railway/owner willing to release a loco for the whole season is very rare at the present time. Remember it will cost approx 5 - 6k for transport in and out - and then you want to make sure you keep it for a reasonable timescale. There is a shortage of available locos and railways that are struggling for home grown fleets will be making sure they get longer term contracts.
     
    Andy B, 15. Siječanj 2011.
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  2. lil Bear

    lil Bear Part of the furniture

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    Only 2 I can think of that haven't got firm commitments afaik are 45305 and 45231. However both are mainline registered and once the season is underway they would more than likely find work there surely?
     
    lil Bear, 15. Siječanj 2011.
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  3. 61624

    61624 Part of the furniture

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    45231 is allegedly up for sale - buy it, and job done!
     
    61624, 15. Siječanj 2011.
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  4. Paul42

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    45305 is due to work on the The Weardale Railway for 7 weeks, being on the 8th July according to Steam Railway.It is them going to the North Norfolk Railway for its Steam Gala.
     
    Paul42, 15. Siječanj 2011.
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  5. Bean-counter

    Bean-counter Part of the furniture

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    Or is it the Wensleydale? The Steam Railway piece refers to one in the title and the other in the text!
     
    Bean-counter, 15. Siječanj 2011.
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  6. charlie harry

    charlie harry New Member

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    Don,t you mean tyseley have a castle.
     
    charlie harry, 15. Siječanj 2011.
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  7. Neil_Scott

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    Another factor to consider is the price that a locomotive owner can demand. Demand for Class 4 and above tender locomotives will (probably) always outstrip supply. Locomotive owners can now charge a premium on top of what the market based price would be. Say a steaming fee for such an engine is about £500 a day, someone who has a spare locomotive could charge £700-800. Hiring in at short notice tends to always be an expensive business.
     
    Neil_Scott, 16. Siječanj 2011.
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  8. lil Bear

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    If I knew where there was a pot of gold I'd help! Sadly I don't the closest I have is 'OO', which I don't think is what the CVR are looking for...
     
    lil Bear, 16. Siječanj 2011.
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  9. bongo jim

    bongo jim New Member

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    Indeed, has this guy single handedly taken over tyseley or something?? He can certainly talk, but what else does he do??
     
    bongo jim, 16. Siječanj 2011.
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