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the seat was not on the train...it was a platform seat

Adrian Vaughan in one of his books claimed Officials visited him in his signalbox by chauffer driven Bentley. Pinch of salt taken.

Update. We are held up currently awaiting the agreement of the line's owners to us taking over rebuilding and operating. On the plus side, a survey of 5T has shown the cost of overhaul to be far less than thought and this will be treated as a priority.

It's a Hunslet actually and the wooden seats are quite authentic :-) (come again next year

Yeah, not ideal....no doubt if a spare steamer came on the market, there would be interest in it! 5Ts boiler is said to have a crack in the throat plate area. recent photo

That's the one but it's been shut down since 2006 I think. Diesle haulage to start with as overhauling 2-6-2t No 5T will be a big (read expensive) job

Latest news here https://www.facebook.com/traleeanddinglerailway?ref=ts&fref=ts Major progress imminent with re=opening hoped for in spring 2016 Please support if you can, volunteers of an ability welcome