Tornado at Nene Valley Railway

Alan Aug 30, 2015

  1. Alan

    Alan Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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  2. Hardcoaler

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    Outstanding Alan! All just excellent. Wow, such a beautiful locomotive.
     
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    Beautiful steam! And new built!
     
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    Alan Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Thanks guys. Yes amazing to have such a locomotive as a new build. There were 50 locomotives in this class and saw them all regularly during railfanning in the sixties. All were scrapped, so they built one from scratch, at great cost! Built in 2008.
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    In contrast, the other locomotive being use was a Gresley N2 0-6-2T which was built in 1921.
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    Beautiful sight to see! If only such ambition could be fulfilled, more frequently.
     
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    Alan Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    There are several other new build steam locomotives under way. They say it is more cost effective than restoring hulks. Also you can choose which ones you want, as long as millions can be raised!
     
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    Thank you for those, Alan. What a story that locomotive is, built from scratch. Would that we could get enough interest and $$$$ to accomplish that feat here in the USA.
     
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  8. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    More information, please!
     
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  10. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Ah. I did know about Leviathan and the T1 idea. Was thinking Alan meant more UK stuff.
     
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    There are a lot of UK projects out there
     
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