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silversteellady gefällt Daddsie71bs Beitrag in dem Thema Swanage Railway General Discussion.

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

silversteellady gefällt John Petleys Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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...

silversteellady gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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...

silversteellady gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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...

silversteellady gefällt misspentyouth62s Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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...

silversteellady gefällt polmadies Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

silversteellady gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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.

silversteellady gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema 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...

silversteellady gefällt misspentyouth62s Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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.

silversteellady gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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...

silversteellady gefällt 26D_Ms Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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,...

silversteellady gefällt Brevas Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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 :(

silversteellady gefällt SECR 65s Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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

silversteellady gefällt misspentyouth62s Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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

silversteellady gefällt SECR 65s Beitrag in dem Thema Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

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:...