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It is quite common practice in preservation for preserved members of a class to run as another long scraped fellow. Ian Riley's Black Five 45407 has often run as long scraped 45157 The Glasgow Highlander. I have several photos to prove it!
Best wishes, John H-T. |
For what it's worth, and I must emphasise that I have no particular interest in whether or not another "parrafin can" escaped the torch: as a steam supporter these things are totally beneath me, the 1982 publication by the Diesel and Electric Group "Locomotive Directory. Every one there has ever been" gives the details for 55021 as cut up at Doncaster 01/1980; out of use for some two years previously.
This info was published before wikipedia, internet forums, websites, and mobile phones. BUT NOT BEFORE PRESERVATION SOCIETIES! The Deltic Preservation Society was a going concern back then and well clued up on what was happening, the cutting up of the first two 55's really spurred them in to action to raise the necessary funds. Amused, 62440.:rolleyes: |
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There's this too. Check the background and the caption. http://neil-gibson.fotopic.net/p54079839.html
And this. Hope this helps. http://www.railblue.com/timeline.htm#1980 |
Call me an old fashioned pessimist, but I reckon that last photo rather clinches it. :-(
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I would say that those pictures provide quite conclusive proof.
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Adam, what story have you heard about this? All that I can find is a vague reference to two people seeing Nimbus enter Hadley Wood tunnel a few months after it was cut up. I've found stories of long scrapped Westerns being noted on the rails as well. Wonder what is going on here?:confused: |
I note that the wikipedia page on class 55's "Was last edited on 8/12/2009 at 18:16".
You certainly can't trust it when anyone with the necessary know-how can go on there and edit it. It says that 55020 is preserved at MOD Ashchurch awaiting restoration too. Dubious! Suspicious, 62440.:( |
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I did not realise that just anyone can alter the Wikipedia data.:D:D |
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