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  1. Mike Beckett
    Not sure. I am told the Barytes is gone, a plough van too. Discussions on some of the others are ongoing.
  2. Mike Beckett
    A15's gonna die. Not owned by JW. But some spares may be obtained for 3 and 39. Mk3 driving trailer has already gone to England and is currently languishing in the RSS yard in Middlesborough while yer man ponders who he can flog it to. The other two mark 3s are destined for non-railway new homes, bless them, I hope that ends better than the other glamping place with the BR 3CIG and jumbo jet and other crap. Sadly some scrappage has already occurred, 227 is no more (don't ask) and sone 5'3" wagons are demised. I can't speak for the narrow gauge collection.
  3. Mike Beckett
    You mean like this one?
  4. Mike Beckett
    Of course, 124 did not just appear by magic. We had somehow managed to keep our restoration work and test runs under wraps, including sneaky moves like shunting it down the South Line on a public running day with 146 to avoid anyone working it out. If anyone asked, we were just checking platform clearances. As my video of the highlights of our testing shows, we may have been keeping secrets...
  5. Mike Beckett
    It was a long, long, time since lunch!
  6. Mike Beckett
    It looks fake to me.
  7. Mike Beckett
    We’ve been having fun again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl979Un5fqs
  8. Mike Beckett
    Thanks all. Be aware that while getting the engine running is "easy", there's a fair bit of other work to do, so these may not be hauling trains in August! But they will hopefully be running and maybe even able to move themselves if we are lucky.
  9. Mike Beckett
    I vote we move Downpatrick to be closer to everyone on the island so the volunteer problem is solved.
  10. Mike Beckett
    Wooo.
  11. Mike Beckett
    And 190 started today, after a bit of debugging.
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  13. Mike Beckett
    No, that has never been on our plans.
  14. Mike Beckett
    Opening days are limited currently, they are available on our website - www.downrail.co.uk. The ‘new’ locos will not be directly accessible by the public. There aren’t any non-family events added at the moment other than our diesel running day, but some will be added soon.
  15. Mike Beckett
    No.
  16. Mike Beckett
    Never mind all the paperwork, risk assessments, and inspections and approvals from the regulator, on top of all that.
  17. Mike Beckett
    Mark 3s and other things may very well be preserved at famous railway location.
  18. Mike Beckett
    Josh, mate. Maybe we've thought of that, and maybe we spent the past four months laying sidings and arranging scrappings and disposals. We don't just decide to take four giant locos on a whim, we might just know what we are doing. Non-ITG stuff is mainly owned by private individuals, who are not Santa.
  19. Mike Beckett
    Short version: While we are very grateful to Jackie & the WCR for hosting our strategic reserve for so long, the time has come to move on, and reviewing the situation in conjunction with Downpatrick has led to the planned moves. Viable spare locos (albeit after a fair bit of work) and a good source of spares are needed to safeguard the operation there. You may have noticed we have been doing a fair bit of track laying recently... now the secret is out!
  20. Mike Beckett
    You need to become a member to get that - there’s email and postal options for the journal. TBF it’s not always exciting (unless numbers are your thing) but we give fairly comprehensive details on the locos and work on them, and what they get up to at Downpatrick etc. Look on it as £40 (or whatever it is) as a commitment/donation and a free newsletter four times a year! And you can still donate as well!
  21. Mike Beckett
    There’s also some wibblings from yours truly about the reasons for the relocation. The website is actually this, but I’ll not hold my breath: https://www.irishtractiongroup.com/donate
  22. Mike Beckett
    We are aware of fouling points and have been known to be occasionally careful.
  23. Mike Beckett
    There’s madder than that, someone on the official page saying it was deliberate fires started by some sort of activists in a campaign to get 85 back on the mainline. It’s hard to tell satire from tinfoil hattery these days.
  24. Mike Beckett
    I sense sarcasm.
  25. Mike Beckett
    A drone attack from Internet Trolls? They spoil everything for the genuine enthusiast, you know.
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