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Sideshoots - associated subjects => Heritage railway lines, Railtours, other rail based attractions => Topic started by: infoman on April 12, 2023, 19:08:38



Title: steam engine 5552
Post by: infoman on April 12, 2023, 19:08:38
back on the rails soon,article on BBC spotlight news on Wednesday evening


Title: Re: steam engine 5552
Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 10, 2024, 23:17:54
More information, and a picture, here: https://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=5038  :)


Title: Re: steam engine 5552
Post by: Red Squirrel on October 11, 2024, 07:15:52
A lot of the work on this loco seems to have been done by Messrs Leaky Finders (https://www.leakyfindersltd.co.uk/), which is a very good name for a boiler repair company - though I see it’s also used by a couple of roofing firms…


Title: Re: steam engine 5552
Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 28, 2024, 00:16:17
Just to illustrate this topic:

(https://bodminrailway.co.uk/content/uploads/2020/10/5552-Charlies-Gate-square-Richard-Jones-600x600.jpg)

 ;)



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