steam loco on M6 / M42 today

[TJS10]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 27 January 2021 at 13:02

[TheEnd]

There's a place just off the M42 where they repair / restore old trains, most likely it will be something to do with that.

If it was painted bright blue, then it's Thomas the Tank Engine going for a tidy up over the winter.

[eharding]

TheEnd said:

If it was painted bright blue, then it's Thomas the Tank Engine going for a tidy up over the winter.

If he looked miserable, then Daisy the Diesel Rail-Car has dumped him...again. What a bh.

[TJS10]

Just remembered the name "Manston"

here it is http://www.nymr.co.uk/special-events/autumn-steam-...

[Nickyboy]

Different loco but passed it on the A34 doing around 20mph

Edited by Nickyboy on Wednesday 6th October 23:33

[W124Bob]

Costs are astronomical to move by rail,so nearly always cheaper to move even a big loco by road, this particular operator has been running for years.A fully working loco steam or diesel cannot be moved under it's own power without various modern saftey features and Network Rail approval.

[markmullen]

I saw that being transported yesterday morning on the A64 near Malton, I presume it came out of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

[Chrisgr31]

They must of been pretty sure the grass on the site was dry to take all that weight!

[Skodaku]

Chrisgr31 said:

They must of been pretty sure the grass on the site was dry to take all that weight!

They must HAVE been pretty sure the grass on the site was dry to take all that weight!

[Nickyboy]

Manston weighs 128 tons so quite a load. The costs arent as high as you might think, an average diesel loco costs from £1250 one way. The problem lies in using the railways themselves more than the cost.