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Manchester Ship canal locos

الموضوع في 'Steam Traction' بواسطة shedbasher, بتاريخ ‏28 اكتوبر 2011.

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    Anyone know what happened to these locomotives as I am told they had quite a few .Whoop sorry Ship Canal tried to edit but cant edit heading
     
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    There are 5 steam survivors
    31 Hamburg is at Oxenhope
    32 Gothenburg is masquerading as Thomas at the ELR
    14 St John is in the engine house at Highley

    Long Tanks
    67 - is in the last months of it's ticket at the Middleton Railway
    70 - is at Lincolnshire Wolds ??

    September 2010 67 & 32 were reunited at Middleton and I ran two days of photo charters with them . I will get round to recreating the gallery on Flickr
     
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    Thank you Martin great information I have a friend who was working on oil tankers on the canal until ww11 broke out he was then on the Antwerp convoys .He asked me about them so pleased there are several in preservation.
     
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    There may be a final fling with No67 next month at Middleton . If you are interested or anyone else please PM me
     
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    would loved to have made that one too many commitments Im sorry to say .So next year I will come up for a few days with b&b as I would like to have a trip on the Canal as well as a look at Middleton
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    The last I heard about No.70, is that it is in Hayes Knoll shed at the Swindon & Cricklade Railway. It is currently out of ticket, in need of work on the boiler.
     
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    67's 'ticket' runs out on 31/12/11 after which it wil lbe a museum piece for the foreseeable future. It is presently relegated to standby but did see use this last w/e. As Sidmouth says, plans for a final day being formulated.
     
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    'The Lady Armadale' is a former Canal engine.

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    Most grateful to all who answered seems like there are quite a few left and in preservation and what a lovely looking engine is No 14.
    Thanks folks
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