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So what will be running in 2018?

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by 1472, Jan 1, 2018.

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  1. Robin

    Robin Well-Known Member Friend

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    7819 arrived back on the SVR yesterday after 10+ years in the Swindon shopping centre. Due for a spell in the Engine House before overhaul, but its a start.
     
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    Pete Thornhill Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Administrator Moderator Friend

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    Don't think it will be running in 2018 mind ;) Good to see it make it home though and hopefully not to many years before we see her working again.
     
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    Protected from the weather all that time though - I think the SVR are to be congratulated for a creative bit of storage, that helped protect an out of traffic loco while also no doubt providing a bit of publicity.

    Tom
     
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    Pete Thornhill Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Administrator Moderator Friend

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    And Hagley Hall before that along with 7325. Been a fair few years now since Swindon was without an SVR Loco.
     
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    Indeed. Still hoping to see 75069 which optimistically started this thread as a 'mid year' entry.
    :Morewaitingisrequired:
     
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    May be a while before we see another one - I think the WSR have pinched our parking space. ;)
     
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    Pete Thornhill Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Administrator Moderator Friend

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    I hope we do too, I can remember spending a week at the WSR when it was down there and failed. Bradley Manor was sent down as a replacement but 75069 was promptly fixed and the pair handled the service between them all week. That must of been 1994 iirc because 7802 hadn’t long been restored.
     
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    It was dumped outside at Highley for a while though and looked in a right state before it had a cosmetic overhaul.

    https://flic.kr/p/bfkUgn
     
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    It was indeed 1994. I can just about remember her being in use on the WSR during my Summer Holiday that year:
    https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwifodu2lIPdAhVGrxoKHbUWBFIQjxx6BAgBEAI&url=http://www.wsr.org.uk/photoarchive/1994/003.htm&psig=AOvVaw243PVgbAuFIcGrj3Yn3Olf&ust=1535113071789456
     
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