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[Marks DTM Calib]

Generally, such lococs are stabled inside......a million quids worth of high profile loco exposed to the local youths is not normaly a preference of the owners.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Generally, such lococs are stabled inside......a million quids worth of high profile loco exposed to the local youths is not normaly a preference of the owners.

No actually Mark with loco's in steam, unlike diesels, they are often allowed to sit outside the main shed even on preserved sites, and certainly at Rail Track main depots like Bristol Barrow Road, they just simmer away in the open, with minders watching over them.  Generally modern depots, and the steam sheds on preserved lines, do not like the smoke and soot inside covering either main line non-steam stock, or other out of use, probably being overhauled (with paint included) steam locomotives.

The eventual hope of all preserved lines is of course to have a full sized 'running shed', but that will take a great deal of additional funds.  I believe only the Bluebell and Severn Valley Railways are coming close to this facility, but the priority is often to cover passenger carriages first which are subject to weather damage and vandalism!!

[JamesV6CDX]

My daily commute is on a Turbostar 170 -

It's a really nice ride, all past the river severn etc

[Lizzie_Zoom]

My daily commute is on a Turbostar 170 -

It's a really nice ride, all past the river severn etc

Very nice too James!   That always makes travelling by train worth it, as you can never take in such views when driving a car    Those 170s certainly look smart as well! 8-) 8-)

[Marks DTM Calib]

Generally, such lococs are stabled inside......a million quids worth of high profile loco exposed to the local youths is not normaly a preference of the owners.

No actually Mark with loco's in steam, unlike diesels, they are often allowed to sit outside the main shed even on preserved sites, and certainly at Rail Track main depots like Bristol Barrow Road, they just simmer away in the open, with minders watching over them.  Generally modern depots, and the steam sheds on preserved lines, do not like the smoke and soot inside covering either main line non-steam stock, or other out of use, probably being overhauled (with paint included) steam locomotives.

The eventual hope of all preserved lines is of course to have a full sized 'running shed', but that will take a great deal of additional funds.  I believe only the Bluebell and Severn Valley Railways are coming close to this facility, but the priority is often to cover passenger carriages first which are subject to weather damage and vandalism!!

Whens it running...if not within 24 hours then they will drop the fire and shift it inside.....we had the same recently with the visiting 04 GCR loco from the national collection......to many trophy hunters about to leave them in the open sadly.

[Martin_1962]

**.............or stabling and at Cardiff Canton TMD of course!!

Can see the Canton Depot from here 

Cool James! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)   Any steamers there at the moment?

Nope - well, as of this morning, one FGW sprinter, and a load of "Arriva-ised" class 143 and 150 units.

Naaasty, Nasty trains 

They do their job, but they are so noisy inside, I have to have my headphones right up!

No 37s

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Generally, such lococs are stabled inside......a million quids worth of high profile loco exposed to the local youths is not normaly a preference of the owners.

No actually Mark with loco's in steam, unlike diesels, they are often allowed to sit outside the main shed even on preserved sites, and certainly at Rail Track main depots like Bristol Barrow Road, they just simmer away in the open, with minders watching over them.  Generally modern depots, and the steam sheds on preserved lines, do not like the smoke and soot inside covering either main line non-steam stock, or other out of use, probably being overhauled (with paint included) steam locomotives.

The eventual hope of all preserved lines is of course to have a full sized 'running shed', but that will take a great deal of additional funds.  I believe only the Bluebell and Severn Valley Railways are coming close to this facility, but the priority is often to cover passenger carriages first which are subject to weather damage and vandalism!!

Whens it running...if not within 24 hours then they will drop the fire and shift it inside.....we had the same recently with the visiting 04 GCR loco from the national collection......to many trophy hunters about to leave them in the open sadly.

Glad your railway has enough shed room Mark

So many have not, and when they have a dozen or more not all 'out of steam' loco's get to go inside    Also do not forget preserved lines like the Mid-Hants, Severn Railway, Bluebell, North Yorkshire Moors, Paignton & Kingswear, at this time of the year are running engines throughout the week so are kept in steam as long as possible, which means they must be kept outside the main sheds, due once more to a lack of proper running sheds.

[Marks DTM Calib]

We are quite fortunate, we have:

No 1 shed - 3 roads and full workshop facilities with overhead crane, currently housing 2 ancient teak coaches, a manning wardle in bits, a Mk1 coach, a Mk2 buffet freshly re-painted and 56 steam tank engine.

No 5 shed - 2 roads, currently housing 3 more teak coaches, class 37 under restortion, corby tank engine, 08 shunter.

No 4 shed is being built, this will, be a twin road carriage shed to put all the teak coaches in freeing up more of the running shed and maintenance shed space.

Or diesel fleet all sits outside unless undergoing work

[Lizzie_Zoom]

As this is how it can look at the Mid Hants, with on this occassion National Collection Lord Nelson 'on shed':



No way I'm afraid can the Mid Hants afford shed cover for all this at the moments until memebers / shareholders like me give them more money, and revenue increases

[Lizzie_Zoom]

......and another familar scene for me of Ropley shed:



 

[Marks DTM Calib]

We are very fortunate, 10 gypsum trains a week using the line helps fund the development.

[STMO999]

We are very fortunate, 10 gypsum trains a week using the line helps fund the development.

I thought they used caravans.

[Elite Pete]

**.............or stabling and at Cardiff Canton TMD of course!!

Can see the Canton Depot from here 

Cool James! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)   Any steamers there at the moment?

I see a steamer most mornings

[Lizzie_Zoom]

We are very fortunate, 10 gypsum trains a week using the line helps fund the development.

Ah, that's your railways secret to extra funds then Mark!!   If only that was available to all lines!

Sometimes 'heritage railways' can get some funding from a lottery grant, which I believe the 'premier' preserved Severn Valley Railway has used to fund what most lines need; a wonderful new The Engine House where all 'out of steam' reserve engines are stored and can be freely viewed by the public as it is a non-working shed! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Kevin Wood]

We are very fortunate, 10 gypsum trains a week using the line helps fund the development.

Handy.

Sounds like Alresford needs to step up its' watercress production. How many beds would they need for 10 trains a week? Quite a few, I expect. 

Kevin