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Recent Content by Paul Grant

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    GCR Black 5 No 45491

    And Shaw Savill is finally making good progress. I can see a few parties potentially wanting it but do they need it? In terms of mainline, WCRC...
    Post by: Paul Grant, Dec 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM in forum: Steam Traction
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    SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions

    Can't imagine its in worse condition than anything else awaiting their turn in the queue. Hagley Hall was no small job.
    Post by: Paul Grant, Nov 15, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    New build M&GN C class

    Sure, but there wasn't a lot of big items kicking around for Tornado that the likes of Beachy Head, the Didcot County and the Grange have...
    Post by: Paul Grant, Nov 10, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    New build M&GN C class

    I thought the T1 boiler was at the Avon Valley but thats a moot point. I could be wrong but of all the standard gauge new builds and hybrid GWR...
    Post by: Paul Grant, Nov 10, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    New build M&GN C class

    A quick Google suggests "A Midland Type Locomotive", the Thompson trust say M&GN and Wikipedia believes it to belong to a C Class according to...
    Post by: Paul Grant, Nov 9, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Strathspey Railway

    I'd be very "Can we get the guitars that are like, double guitars" but thats no small amount that I'm sure will be spent pragmatically. I...
    Post by: Paul Grant, Oct 30, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    The Route to Preservation following the end of Steam

    Both 5025, 46464 and 828 were bought straight from BR, as were 419, Maude and Morayshire.
    Post by: Paul Grant, Oct 24, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction