Why black? Ring Haw was green when it arrived at the NNR straight out of industrial service. Photo from April 1971. Ray. [ATTACH]
F.R 25 was at Carnforth in a partially dismantled state but was moved to the F.R. Trust at Ribble Steam Railway some time ago. IIRC the plan is...
Great to see one of these under-represented vehicles being brought back to life. I presume that's the ex Embsay body with one of the ex Bowness...
The big difference is that 71000 was unique. There are another 10 Merchant Navies beside 35011 of which 5 remain unrestored. Ray.
There's an old thread about Butlin's choices here https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-last-king-6018.35757/#post-474947 Ray.
Isle of Man Railway No.4 Loch has been in action during every decade since being built in 1874. It nearly missed the 1960's having been withdrawn...
I didn't think that Butlins had more than 2 locos at any site. Wasn't Granville at Skegness with 6100? FWIW here's an indifferent slide scan of...
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