6100 Royal Scot

CVR1865 · Post by **CVR1865** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:10 am

has royal scot's rstoration been completed?

Tom Quayle · Post by **Tom Quayle** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:38 pm

Long way off, more likly to see 6115 back 1st if WCRC pull there finger out as far as I know the only locos for mainline in 2007 are the A1 and 70013 Oliver Cromwell (both to be run in at the GCR)

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:43 pm

I think Britannia was estimated to be ready for late 2007 early 2008. Plus the new owner of Port Line wanted her to go mainline, however I'm not sure on the projected completion for this.

Post by **richard** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:45 pm

Bittern is also looking like it will be next year as well...

Richard

CVR1865 · Post by **CVR1865** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:16 pm

it looks like Bittern is a while off yet. was at then mid hants today. didn't realise that Brittania was under overhaul i thoght she was busy being stored.

Post by **richard** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:22 pm

I think Bittern's boiler clock is ticking - so they don't want to take too long.

I heard a comment somewhere that it is roughly where SNG was late last year - so "another year" would seem about right.

Bittern is getting a major overhaul so it was bound to take a long time, but one assumes they fixed all the difficult things like the cracked frame, the wheel tests, etc before getting the boiler tested.

Richard

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:00 am

CVR1865 wrote:it looks like Bittern is a while off yet. was at then mid hants today. didn't realise that Brittania was under overhaul i thoght she was busy being stored.

The latest Heritage Railway magazine shows pictures of her boiler being lifted, hopefully it will e a fast track overhaul, imagine the possibilities, Britania and Oliver Cromwell Double heading on the mainline!

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:11 pm

Update - I have just discovered Britannia is a 3 Year project, no return until 2009 at the earliest.

CVR1865 · Post by **CVR1865** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:15 pm

From what i could see of Bittern she seems to have her boiler back in and the tender is complete so she will be back in steam eventually and i would imagine used for mainline steam.

As for Brittania i would have thought that a three year rebuild would still allow for double heading with oliver Cromwell. Brittania was an eastern loco originally after all.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:44 pm

richard wrote:I think Bittern's boiler clock is ticking - so they don't want to take too long.

I heard a comment somewhere that it is roughly where SNG was late last year - so "another year" would seem about right.

Late this year, very early next would be about right...

Tom Quayle · Post by **Tom Quayle** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:01 am

I think 35028 Clan Line is due for a return soon