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TWO MAIN LINE 'KINGS' IN 2017
NOS.6023 King Edward II and 6024 King Edward I the Great Western top
link pair consigned to Barry scrapyard over half a century ago, could both be back on main line express duties in 2017.As the reassembly of Jeremy Hoskinga€ s a€~KEIa€ gathers pace at the West Somerset Railway, the Great Western Society has announced another determined attempt to get its blue a€~KEIIa€ into service in the coming months.By coincidence, it is also earmarked for trials on the WSR before being released onto Network Rail metals.Time is not on No.6023a€ s side because the engine is halfway through its boiler ticket and, so far, it has only run trials on preserved lines, notably the Great Central and Mid-Norfolk at the beginning of the decade.
NOS.6023 King Edward II and 6024 King Edward I the Great Western top
link pair consigned to Barry scrapyard over half a century ago, could both be back on main line express duties in 2017.As the reassembly of Jeremy Hoskinga€ s a€~KEIa€ gathers pace at the West Somerset Railway, the Great Western Society has announced another determined attempt to get its blue a€~KEIIa€ into service in the coming months.By coincidence, it is also earmarked for trials on the WSR before being released onto Network Rail metals.Time is not on No.6023a€ s side because the engine is halfway through its boiler ticket and, so far, it has only run trials on preserved lines, notably the Great Central and Mid-Norfolk at the beginning of the decade.
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