Plight of 50033

[50041]

It's good to see Pip Dunn publicise the plight of 50033 and trying to force the situation in this months Railways Illustrated (as well as mention of the infamous dent - although there seems to be one at both ends now!)

http://englishelectric.zenfolio.com/p809647594/e34bdf6f and
http://englishelectric.zenfolio.com/p809647594/e6ce27f8

 

[Waddon]

For those of us not in the know (i.e. me) could you summarise this plight?

 

[50041]

Fully operational heritage locomotive part of the National Railway Museum National Collection 'handed over' to STEAM museum in Swindon. Locomotive left under-cover storage at STEAM and has been residing outside, uncovered and exposed to the elements at Birmingham Railway Museum (Tyseley) for nearly 2 years. Parts have now been 'liberated' and a roof hatch left open/missing for many months causing damage to the PU that no longer bars over. Questions are a) would this have happened to ANY operative steam locomotive as part of the National Collection? and b) what are the current owners STEAM doing with it as they seem to have washed their hands of the thing?

 

[GNERman]

I remember the outrage that this caused with the NRM, STEAM and 50033. 50033 was handed over just after the NYMR Diesel Gala, which it worked trains at, and then put in a museum, stationary...