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.
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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.
Read more in the January 2019 issue of The RM – on sale now!
