Loco changes
Entry posted by Captain Kernow
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Following the sale of my first layout 'Engine Wood' in 2018, there is little, if any work for the large tender engines that used to work on that layout. Most of them are really too large for my remaining S&D layout 'Bleakhouse Road' and aren't suitable for 'Bethesda Sidings' either.
With no realistic prospect of another 'main line' type S&D layout in the offing, I have decided to dispose of one of the largest tender locos, West Country No. 34001 'Exeter'. I am keeping the other large tender locos, because they are my own work, but 'Exeter' was built by a former work colleague (from a Crownline kit) some years ago. It was originally built to EM gauge, but he asked me to re-gauge it to OO, so that we could run it on 'Engine Wood'. Eventually, he decided to sell it to me and at the time I was happy to buy it.
Now, it's found a new home with Re6/6, where it will be converted to P4 and used to haul expresses over an extremely long viaduct in a model of the Sussex countryside. Yes, it's going to 'Balcombe!'
In exchange, John has agreed to let me have his small prairie 4558 in part-exchange. This will be used on 'Bethesda Sidings' and is virtually ready for service.
4558 has already arrived at it's new home, in company with resident 1458:
The first and only time that a Bulleid pacific is likely to visit 'Bethesda Sidings':
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