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New build M&GN C class

Discuție în 'Steam Traction' creată de ghost, 8 Noi 2025 la 23:21.

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    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Should really be numbered 814 as it's only 80% of a County. Don't worry though, once its 10 year ticket is up, it'll be dumped in the shed to await an overhaul that'll never come while they concoct some other long lost creation.
     
    5944, 10 Noi 2025 la 19:10
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    Dunfanaghy Road, MuzTrem și Cartman apreciază asta.
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    Cartman Part of the furniture

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    At least 48518 was a proper, actual 8F, and if it was complete -ish it would have the potential to be restored. Now it no longer exists. BTW, I like 8Fs!
     
    Cartman, 10 Noi 2025 la 20:04
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    26D_M apreciază asta.
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    MuzTrem Well-Known Member

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    Nowt wrong wi' 8Fs, but I think we have enough of them in preservation. Remember the two that were repatriated from Turkey a few years ago? One of them ended up being re-exported. I think that tells you all you need to know about how much demand there is among our heritage railways for engines of that size.

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    MuzTrem, 10 Noi 2025 la 20:13
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    A County 4-6-0 is of similar size
     
    Cartman, 10 Noi 2025 la 20:29
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    Although they didn’t seem to be actively advertised for sale, so we don’t know if there would’ve been more interest had people known about them.
    We also don’t know the asking price, so maybe they were priced too highly.
     
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    Surely more suited than a Black 5?

    I was surprised they both weren't snapped up, but maybe as mentioned price was a factor (I have no idea how they were priced- presumably if they were seen as 'value' they would have sold quickly)

    Chris
     
    Chris86, 10 Noi 2025 la 21:17
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