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| 7 1/4" 'David Curwen'; Dobwalls Loco 4 sale | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 10 Dec 2006, 10:09 PM (1,081 Views) | |
| MTA | 10 Dec 2006, 10:09 PM Post #1 |
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Looks like they are selling David Curwen through Station Road Steam: David Curwen loco |
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| penrose | 11 Dec 2006, 11:15 AM Post #2 |
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Was sold from Dobwalls several years ago IIRC. |
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| Alex | 23 Jan 2007, 12:03 AM Post #3 |
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The loco has now been sold by Station Road Steam. Here is a quote from the Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway website: "A new locomotive arrived at Eastleigh Lakeside Railway on Saturday 20th David Curwen one of the original locomotives which ran a Dobwalls has been bought by one of our volunteers" See this link for a picture of the loco on a test run- David Curwen on test photo Hope this helps! Alex |
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| glastonrail | 23 Jan 2007, 01:40 AM Post #4 |
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It'll suit that line good and proper. Nice powerful 7.25" loco which will keep up with the 10.25" stuff too. Cheers for that info, Dom DMR |
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