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Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by Flying Phil, Dec 29, 2021.

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  1. Wenlock

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    I have seen reports of minor work being carried out on 6984, but since these were in a 'members only' Facebook group, I suppose that doesn't count as publicly available.
     
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    92219 is definitely being worked on, currently being stripped down, piston and valve covers, slide bars, smoke box rivets etc. 92219 dismantling.jpg
     
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    Apologies for the thread bump, but Steam Railway had a really good set of pieces in the latest issue covering the current state of the remaining ex-Barry locos. I was quite surprised to learn how close 5539 reportedly is to completion to the point where they said there's a chance it steams by the end of the year. Each one got an update, though they did highlight the cases where a loco was last reported to be under restoration, but they couldn't get any recent information from their owners.
     
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    great to see another 55xx return to steam especially with the surviving examples achieving their centenary in 2027. I wonder if there will be a special event to mark this somewhere next year?
     
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    Next one's to return are 4253 (K&ESR) & 4150 (SVR) I believe - not sure what's following those two?
     
    misspentyouth62, May 30, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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    4253, 4150, 5539 and 5532 are all on the home straight or heading to the home straight. After them, less clear what will steam next. 5538, 9629 and 35009 are all being worked on in commercial workshops by owners of said workshops but probably not at the speed of the commercial jobs. 7200 and 7202 are claimed to be only a year away and feel like they have been for years. SLL have three Barry condition Bulleids under active restoration with a deadline planned for one. 75079 looked like a decent contender but Steam reports 2028.

    Edit: forgot 45163 which is moving at a decent pace.
     
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    I had a look at 7202 on Monday. It will be a long "year"! I don't like criticising voluntary activities but the state of Didcot's loco workshop wouldn't encourage me to work there.
     
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    Also the 76077 is coming along nicely, a couple of years away only.
     
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    Does the Bluebell still have an unrestored BR4 tank engine?
     
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    Untouched since arriving at the Bluebell according to the article.
     
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