D9016
 

i logged in specially to see if there are any comments on the purchase of D9016 by HRNC and the suggestion that it might be scrapped for spares....cant see any comments, am i missing something?

Hi Arthur, are we missing something???

Read a little about this on another site.The situation seems very complex.Either that or no-one's telling just what the complete story is.Anyone have any specific details ?

there was a little bit about it in Heritage Railway....

There's discussion & more info here:

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=403686

that will run and run..

Ive always thought that the time would swiftly come when many many "preserved " diesels would be found not required on preserved railways and scrapped.....didnt think that it would start with a Deltic, but there you go.....there ARE too many preserved.....and that goes for most classes now...

Not wanting to upset anyone but I always felt that there were too many 50s preserved. I think there was around 20 out of 50 which is 40% of the class. If that happens in the future with the 66s there will be around 200 of them preserved!!

hi csalem....so long as a pair of 121's get saved we'll be happy i guess...:D


have to agree bout the 50's...much better to have 2 or 3 (of any class) with a secure future and scrap the rest for spares....id rather see that than derelict lines of locos siupposedly "preserved"