Main line locomotives for sale

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From WNXX^▸ (Stored Unserviceable, Mainline Locos HQ All Classes) at http://www.wnxx.com/forsale/index.htm

Boden Rail are offering 50017 and 50050 for sale. They are priced at a minimum of 120k each as both are fully main line registered. The Class 50s are being sold to start raising money to fund moving or start over due to HS2^▸ (The next High Speed line(s)) and its impact on the Washwood Heath site. Both locomotives are fitted with GSMR and all required safety systems.

Class 50 (along with perhaps classes 33, 37 and 47 ?) are one of the few classes of heritage diesel of which a significant number have been preserved (18) with 5 mainline certified and a sixth said to just require GSM-R^▸ (Global System for Mobile communications - Railway. A simple mobile phone that has been fitted to the turbos to allow them to operate on lines that are not covered by the cab secure radio (CSR). This allows the Network Rail control centre to send simple STOP messages to the driver or the driver to contact the controller in emergency only. When this system is in operation a guard must be provided when in passenger operation.) radio for the purpose.   Perhaps they could form the nucleus of an open access service - say 3 or 4 diagrams.  Good route availability as I recall, but I suspect they're not push-pull fitted ...