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MuzTrem	3 Oct 2007, 05:27 PM
Operations Manager Posts: 920 Group: Friends of MRMT Member #65 Joined: December 5, 2006	Badger064ST Oct 2 2007, 09:44 PM Dare I say that when Count Louis re - emerges from its long slumber many of the facinating and more memorable evolutions will have been discarded in favour of returning it to a state it historically spent only a short part of its life in. I think I'd agree with this actually. Another point is that we already have one class 30 in more-or-less original condition (Synolda), so it would be more representitive to leave Count Louis in later condition. However, it is, of course, up to those who pay for the restoration to decide. That said, Fairbourne did buy many of the later parts from the engine that were discarded during the rebuild, with the idea of using them as the basis for a replica of her as running during her later life. Sadly, more urgent work has had to take priority at the railway, but it's still an interesting concept for preserving material that is not "original" to the engine, but is nevertheless historic.


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