Sidmouth’s boiler – The boiler from West Country class no. 34010 Sidmouth has resided for some years at Bridgnorth where it was used as a template for the cladding of Taw Valley. The owners, Southern Locomotives Limited (owners of SVR-resident sister Battle of Britain class no. 34053 ‘Sir Keith Park’) have in their February news update discussed various possible options for this engine (and its boiler). More on the link http://www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/News/news.html#

Patrick

With TV nearing completion there is little need for Sidmouth’s boiler to remain at BH. I'm sure we've got loads of our own stuff we could store where it resides.

If it were removed elsewhere, could the opportunity be taken to smarten up the view for our fare paying passengers? Preferable, in my view (no pun intended) to dumping different junk there.

Yes, I appreciate that it's not junk, but to the layman spending £19 on a ticket, that's what it is.

I remember reading somewhere a couple of years ago at least (possibly SVR news) that it was due to go soon. Obviously that never happaned and it has now been there that long it seems like part of the furniture!

Sidmouth’s boiler – The boiler from West Country class no. 34010 Sidmouth has resided for some years at Bridgnorth where it was used as a template for the cladding of Taw Valley. The owners, Southern Locomotives Limited (owners of SVR-resident sister Battle of Britain class no. 34053 ‘Sir Keith Park’) have in their February news update discussed various possible options for this engine (and its boiler). More on the link http://www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/News/news.html#

Patrick

With TV nearing completion there is little need for Sidmouth’s boiler to remain at BH. I'm sure we've got loads of our own stuff we could store where it resides.

If it were removed elsewhere, could the opportunity be taken to smarten up the view for our fare paying passengers? Preferable, in my view (no pun intended) to dumping different junk there.

Yes, I appreciate that it's not junk, but to the layman spending £19 on a ticket, that's what it is.

Agreed - the view for arriving passengers is not very attractive - rusty boilers on one side and the tatty accommodation coaches on the other._________________Michael Howard
Heritage Railways supporter since 1968
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On Nat Pres, it was explained that if agreed the boiler off 34028 will be used help 34010's restoration as the work needed for that one is less (or certainly more known how much will be needed). Then 34010's boiler will be used on 34028._________________Kieren, Kidderminster Station Staff and TTI

Oh good.....can we have it back when its finished...please please please

Can we just have our nice GWR country secondary route back instead please?

Well, running 7, 8, 9 or even 10 coach trains aren't really typical of what the Valley would have had.

True but we have plenty of core SVR motive power well capable of handling such trains without importing yet more completely out of place over large locos such as this. Try asking the crews how they like a week on one of these.

True , but who knows what the motive power situation will be like if or when 34010 steams. I wasn't advocating the loco being based at SVR, just nice to see ex Barry locos steaming again and fresh visiting locos mean bums on seats._________________R Hargreaves
WLA volounteer
SVR shareholder

Oh good.....can we have it back when its finished...please please please

Can we just have our nice GWR country secondary route back instead please?

Well, running 7, 8, 9 or even 10 coach trains aren't really typical of what the Valley would have had.

True but we have plenty of core SVR motive power well capable of handling such trains without importing yet more completely out of place over large locos such as this. Try asking the crews how they like a week on one of these.

Oh, I would much prefer to be behind a GW prairie or a manor. But evidently the management see it differently. One Bulleid is ok but running the pair of them always seems to coincide with us running delays..._________________Kieren, Kidderminster Station Staff and TTI

Yes it is nice to see ex Barry locos restered, but 2 plus Bulleids means extreme expenditure in running costs (coal etc) as well as hire fees.
2 manors, a large prairie or 2 and a Stanier mogul, or class 5 are much more economical (not forgetting my beloved 2857 .
We need to keep to realism.