GNR(I) 4-4-0 171

171 has been in Shildon since January apparently, being renovated to working order. Dint know that!

 

Neither did I. Not sure where she was hidden on the two visits I made in the first quarter of this year.

 

Possibly not at the NRM SHildon....something like Northern Steam Restorations or similar I think.

 

Is that the people who are building the G5?

 

no idea, just came across the news on the RPSI website

 

there was something in the press at the time about it, though I'm not sure it's the whole loco.

 

pics are here/ jalf way down the page

http://www.steamtrainsireland.com/news/

I see frames, boiler and tender, so I'd say it's the whole loco

 

so how will the owners react when they find out shes been re gauged to standard gauge whilst at Shilton

 

Next year should see no less than three GNR 4-4-0s in ticket.(85.131.171). That should be massive, quite unique in preservation I think. It's your bst yet excuse to visit Ireland, you won'tregret it, RPSI put on a good show (on-train real ale bar recommended

 

Real ale these days. That's an improvement. Last time I went it was endless Guinness.

 

I'm sorry....I don't see the problem.....


Keith

 

ah yes, thinking about I might have been a little over enthusiastic there, but the Guinnness was really good last time, even though not as good as real ale.

 

I rode a Santa ecs to Whitehead in the early 90s. It seemed my Guinness glass was self replenishing.

 

I know what you mean about the self replenishing glass. I went on the Portrush Flyer (in 88?) and did not even realise that we had arrived until after we started back....

 

After the ecs was parked in Whitehead I was taken for a "quiet" drink. This involved even more Guinness followed by a Chinese back at the secretary's house. This was washed down by a fair measure of Bushmills whiskey. Quite remarkable hospitality.

 

Heard today that RRNE has gone into liquidation

 

not good.

 

Not great news at all. I wonder if is was anywhere near complete?