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  1. green five replied to the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    That is sad to hear. 14XX tanks are not having much luck at the moment. Sent from my XQ-BT52 using Tapatalk

    Jun 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM

  2. green five liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    Well yes it’s been assessed and the repairs that need undertaking will take longer than the time to the gala. However the question you asked was where it would be repaired and that is not an answer I have.

    Jun 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM

  3. green five liked 1472's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    Approximately 61 years since it last worked! Insurance inspection passed apparently.

    Jun 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM

  4. green five liked pete12000's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    Great news, looking forward to seeing it and having a ride !!! Well done to everyone involved over the years, thankyou !!!

    Jun 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM

  5. green five liked Duty Druid's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Compared to last week Dear Reader, it was nigh on mob handed atop the hill yesterday!!! :eek: Me Oppo was back from his Holibob, and the rest must've heard me moaning........ :rolleyes: Any road, me Oppo had a job to do for the station team, as...

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  6. green five liked misspentyouth62's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    4MT 80100 at The Bluebell in May 1979 and 47 years later in April 2026[ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  7. green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    80100 is owned by the Bluebell Railway plc. For a long time it was being held because an 80000 tank is considered an important preservation objective for the Railway (being a type closely associated with last years of the line before...

    Jun 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM

  8. green five liked 45045's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    Also the 76077 is coming along nicely, a couple of years away only.

    Jun 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM

  9. green five liked Paul Grant's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    4253, 4150, 5539 and 5532 are all on the home straight or heading to the home straight. After them, less clear what will steam next. 5538, 9629 and 35009 are all being worked on in commercial workshops by owners of said workshops but probably...

    Jun 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM

  10. green five liked Matt78's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    great to see another 55xx return to steam especially with the surviving examples achieving their centenary in 2027. I wonder if there will be a special event to mark this somewhere next year?

    Jun 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM

  11. green five liked Ivatt2MT's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    Apologies for the thread bump, but Steam Railway had a really good set of pieces in the latest issue covering the current state of the remaining ex-Barry locos. I was quite surprised to learn how close 5539 reportedly is to completion to the...

    Jun 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM

  12. green five liked torgormaig's post in the thread 76079.

    Nice picture there John. I was working there over that weekend and was the afternoon guard when the loco worked back to Mallaig that day, having turned during the lunch layover at F ort William. Here is the train standing in Lochailort station...

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  13. green five liked jsm8b's post in the thread 76079.

    76079 went first to Fort William in 2004 for a private charter over the late May Bank Holiday and then ran a public train the day after. As John says it was then at Fort William in 2008 during the photo charter. On both visits it masqueraded as...

    Jun 7, 2026 at 11:50 AM

  14. green five liked Johnb's post in the thread 76079.

    76079 did go up to the WHL in 2008, renumbered as Fort William’s 76001 it took part in the photo charters. It wasn’t a lot of use on the Jacobite as it was restricted to hauling six coaches on the Mallaig Road [ATTACH]

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  15. green five liked D1004's post in the thread 76079.

    Thanks v much for the info. My notes say that I had 63395 from Pickering to Grosmont and 76079 from Grosmont to Whitby on 22 April 23 so that sounds like it may well have been it’s v last trip. And I attach a pic at Whitby taken on that day....

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