Unrestored ex GWR Hall Class 5962, Cogan Hall, has recently been moved to the Llangollen railway where it will contribute parts to the new built project 6880 Betton Grange.
Built in 1935, 5962 has been a preservation project for over 29 years, as long as it ran in mainline service. Withdrawn in 1964 it spent the next 17 years in the Barry scrapyard before being rescued. After 1981 it moved around the railways but no work was ever undertaken and this year bought for £40,000 by the Betton Grange Society as a donor engine. It is still considered as a long term restoration project as much of it will survive into the future.
Cogan Hall
Unrestored ex GWR Hall Class 5962, Cogan Hall, has recently been moved to the Llangollen railway where it will contribute parts to the new built project 6880 Betton Grange.
Built in 1935, 5962 has been a preservation project for over 29 years, as long as it ran in mainline service. Withdrawn in 1964 it spent the next 17 years in the Barry scrapyard before being rescued. After 1981 it moved around the railways but no work was ever undertaken and this year bought for £40,000 by the Betton Grange Society as a donor engine. It is still considered as a long term restoration project as much of it will survive into the future.
Imagine seeing one of these thrashing along on the main line one day!
Les Auld: I saw this in one of the steam comics Chris, it would be a splendid sight to see a P2 it action, perhaps racing the A1. Bit big for most heritage lines though. The Grange should be good when it is finished, they were good engines. Thanks for the comemnt.
That's a heck of money for such a lump. If they are going to continue to use it as a donor, surely it will make itys own restoration even more difficult? Your presentation adds to the feeling of dereliction.
Les Auld: Cheaper than building from new I think Alan, the restoration is more a hope than a fact I suspect. Thanks for the comment.
When I saw the other version of this on Flickr I realised that there seems to be an old Ruston Bucyrus excavator on the left hand side, that takes me back to the years I worked in the quarrying industry.
Les Auld: I did see something there but I could not get any further past the gate. Thanks for the comment.
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