But given that in peak season you'll need 7 coaches on a Whitby - Pickering train presumably each loco passed for Whitby has to be capable of...
Which raises the question, if Peter Best were to buy 76079, would it suddenly become part of the NYMR fleet again provided they didn't have to...
But (being pedantic here), that doesn't mean they aren't NELPG locos. That just means that generally speaking they are not part of the locomotive...
Don't NELPG have 4 - J27, Q6, K1 and J72? Or are some of those now under different ownership?
Less than that I'm afraid - this weekend was due to be the final one. Not sure how serious the stay leakage is and whether it is possible to...
Thank you for your explanation and outlining of the thought process, more railways would benefit from being as transparent as you have been...
You timed the event very well as 5199 was failed the following morning with a leaking stay!!
I get that logic, and as you are the group that runs the loco and pays for the paint, ultimately it is your choice what you do with it. But (to...
But the strange thing about that decision is that even in BR black it doesn't really look like a Caledonian 782 - the tanks are a different shape...
A bit delayed making a thread for it, but the first confirmed guest is 6880 Betton Grange (https://www.battlefieldline.co.uk/news) - further...
The Battlefield Line are holding a Winter Warmer gala on January 11-12 with 6880 Betton Grange confirmed as first attendee.
In which case you could argue 6880 is even more authentically a Grange as the original 80 all took wheels, valve gear and tenders from withdrawn...
Other than the boiler which I believe 6880 has borrowed from Cogan Hall, what else is there of substance on the Grange that isn't it's own? Yes...
Given that 'the guys up there' have 2 Ivatt 2MTs and a Black 5 to play with at the moment it may be that for the time being Strathspey can't...
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