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  1. silversteellady 支持 Daddsie71bSwanage Railway General Discussion 内发表的帖子.

    I notice on the web cam that the Bubble Car has been released from the goods shed after a internal and external refurb.

    Screenshot 2026-06-01 114223.png 2026-06-01 , 13:29
  2. silversteellady 支持 John PetleyRemaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    Thank you Tom for a more hopeful report on 80100 than the person I spoke to at last year's Giants of Steam, who told me that it may end up being nothing more than a source of spares to keep 80151 running. I very much hope not. It never worked on...

    2026-06-01 , 13:27
  3. silversteellady 支持 26D_MRemaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    Speaking from a fireman's perspective, the fewer 42/52/72 tanks are available to blight a generally enjoyable experience the better ...... They're not great to work on Steve, albeit they do steam well and can of course pull any load up any hill...

    2026-06-01 , 13:27
  4. silversteellady 支持 26D_MRemaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    On 45491, the latest press reports state that GCR received a satisfactory offer for the loco but the owner is naturally contending the Company's contractual legitimacy so the matter is due to be formally arbitrated in the near future. As to...

    2026-06-01 , 13:26
  5. silversteellady 支持 misspentyouth62Remaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    There's a list of Barry restorations out there but I'd struggle to guess what order they might complete and when? There's also a few that have gone really quiet - 3814 for instance? Then there's 45163 which is now under the wing of Ian Riley I...

    2026-06-01 , 13:26
  6. silversteellady 支持 polmadieRemaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    2026-06-01 , 13:25
  7. silversteellady 支持 SteveRemaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    It surprises me that none of the three surviving GWR 72XX locos have ever steamed since leaving Barry. It's over 50 years since the first (7202) left there. I'd have thought that they would be useful locos on the longer heritage lines.

    2026-06-01 , 13:25
  8. silversteellady 支持 JamessquaredRemaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    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...

    2026-06-01 , 13:24
  9. silversteellady 支持 misspentyouth62Remaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    Very true. 76077 lost it's chimney and smokebox door between 1980 and 1985 whilst at Barry so keeping the weather out will have been so much harder.

    2026-06-01 , 13:24
  10. silversteellady 支持 JamessquaredRemaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    I've fired over thirty different locos. Given that that list includes a 20 ton Fletcher-Jennings 0-4-0T from the 1870s and also Tornado, it is hard to give an absolute ranking; they really aren't comparable. But I doubt it is a great surprise if...

    2026-06-01 , 13:23
  11. silversteellady 支持 26D_MRemaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    My earliest GWR footplate experiences were 2857, 3822 and 6998. At that stage I had limited comparative experience but they each seemed decent to work on. Very soon I gained a wider knowledge of LMS stuff which provided more perspective! However,...

    2026-06-01 , 13:22
  12. silversteellady 支持 BrevaRemaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    Although there is string round the chimney it looks like the associated piece of tarp is no longer there. The missing chimney cover over many years became very expensive for 76077 :(

    2026-06-01 , 13:21
  13. silversteellady 支持 SECR 65Remaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    It amazes me that the Barry 'RESERVED' writing remains visible on the back of the bunker.

    2026-06-01 , 13:21
  14. silversteellady 支持 misspentyouth62Remaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

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

    DSC_9413.JPG 80100_Bluebell_200579.jpg 2026-06-01 , 13:21
  15. silversteellady 支持 SECR 65Remaining Ex Barry locomotives? 内发表的帖子.

    80150 is being actively fundraised for by a group at the Mid Hants - not sure of the group's name off the top of my head. As @Jamessquared has said above, nothing has been done to 80100. There are some fairly recent photos of it here:...

    2026-06-01 , 13:20