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Where to see Class 20s at preserved railways?

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DarloRich said:
12 working examples. 12? At Leeming. 12? Leeming? It will be busy. ay and indeed caramba!
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Never mind "Three to the sea" - this will be "A dozen to the dales"!

I can maybe see them putting four on the front of a train. Six would be dreadful!
 
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just seen a pair of 20s on the mainline to Okehampton from Kidderminster, first time seeing a 20. well happy...
 
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AnthonyRail said:
just seen a pair of 20s on the mainline to Okehampton from Kidderminster, first time seeing a 20. well happy...
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I saw them at St David's Anthony. After they'd run around the other three locos I got a video of them storming out of the station before coming to a halt just past the level crossing. There was a loud noise of escaping air from somewhere which they identified and stopped, they then had another go and everything went fine.
They sounded great and I was pretty chuffed to have caught it all on tape (well, phone actually).
I didn't even know they were down here, I heard and then saw them whistling past the house purely by chance.
Here they are.
 

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Cowley said:
I saw them at St David's Anthony. After they'd run around the other three locos I got a video of them storming out of the station before coming to a halt just past the level crossing. There was a loud noise of escaping air from somewhere which they identified and stopped, they then had another go and everything went fine.
They sounded great and I was pretty chuffed to have caught it all on tape (well, phone actually).
I didn't even know they were down here, I heard and then saw them whistling past the house purely by chance.
Here they are.
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It was a fantastic treat for a Monday, I didn't know about it at first and only found out as I looked on RealTimeTrains as I was bored at work. I expect a 66, I was delighted to see the 20s coming down the line.

Can't wait for the 50s down here in July, just need work out when to see them
 
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AnthonyRail said:
It was a fantastic treat for a Monday, I didn't know about it at first and only found out as I looked on RealTimeTrains as I was bored at work. I expect a 66, I was delighted to see the 20s coming down the line.

Can't wait for the 50s down here in July, just need work out when to see them
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It would be nice to see them heading up Whiteball towards the tunnel with the power on. :)
 
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