FORGOTTEN Riddles ‘4MT’ 2-6-0 No. 76077 will have its restoration completed by a brand new company based at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
The Horwich-built Mogul has been handed over by former owner Chris Hinton to newly formed Toddington Standard Locomotive Ltd (TSLL), which has been set up by Mr Hinton and other Gloucs-Warks volunteers to restore and ultimately operate the locomotive.
Work on No. 76077 finally began early last year after around three decades in store. The frames and cylinders were shot-blasted and painted at Toddington ahead of a move to Locomotive Maintenance Services at Loughborough.
The wheelsets were sent to South Devon Railway Engineering at Buckfastleigh for machining of the axle journals and crankpins.
Restoration of the loco is expected to cost around £500,000, including overhaul of the boiler, which currently remains at Toddington.
However, an additional cost will be the provision of a tender, as the loco is lacking one at present.
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