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New build M&GN C class

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by ghost, Nov 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM.

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    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Should really be numbered 814 as it's only 80% of a County. Don't worry though, once its 10 year ticket is up, it'll be dumped in the shed to await an overhaul that'll never come while they concoct some other long lost creation.
     
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    At least 48518 was a proper, actual 8F, and if it was complete -ish it would have the potential to be restored. Now it no longer exists. BTW, I like 8Fs!
     
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    Nowt wrong wi' 8Fs, but I think we have enough of them in preservation. Remember the two that were repatriated from Turkey a few years ago? One of them ended up being re-exported. I think that tells you all you need to know about how much demand there is among our heritage railways for engines of that size.

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    A County 4-6-0 is of similar size
     
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    Although they didn’t seem to be actively advertised for sale, so we don’t know if there would’ve been more interest had people known about them.
    We also don’t know the asking price, so maybe they were priced too highly.
     
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    Surely more suited than a Black 5?

    I was surprised they both weren't snapped up, but maybe as mentioned price was a factor (I have no idea how they were priced- presumably if they were seen as 'value' they would have sold quickly)

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