Category Archives: From the Board

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Let’s get this blog going again

Posted on 04/11/2013 by Eric Bond

With our locomotive very close to returning to traffic  this blog would be the ideal vehicle to share all things 76084 especially sightings and trips/experiences behind her. We are receiving requests for her use away from NNR during their close … Continue reading →

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76084 finds a home

Posted on 05/27/2012 by Eric Bond

You have to see issue 402 of Steam Railway for all the details but we have entered into a mutually beneficial agreement with the North Norfolk Railway to run there for their 2013 and 2014 seasons at least. In return … Continue reading →

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Steam Railway Issue 402 to carry feature

Posted on 05/17/2012 by Eric Bond

Only a week away from seeing a 4 page spread on our favourite locomotive in the steam enthusiasts top magazine. For those that don’t know the idea to get such a feature in a magazine goes back to the first … Continue reading →

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Industrial sponsor delivering the parts

Posted on 04/02/2012 by Eric Bond

New single ends for 76084 Scott Forrest of Forrest Precision Engineering has been busy producing some of those expensive parts mentioned elsewhere in recent posts. And they really look the part as our images attached show. Double forked ends for … Continue reading →

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Oliver visits Hepscott

Posted on 04/02/2012 by Eric Bond

The Tynesider rail tour of 10 March 2012 passed the Hepscott restoration facility of 76084. The crew knew of this and drew 76084 out of her Restoration Shed so she could be fully appreciated by the enthusiasts on the charter. … Continue reading →

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Funding gap narrows

Posted on 04/02/2012 by Eric Bond

Thanks to the generosity of a major shareholder who has offered to treble any new share purchases between November 2011 and 31 March 2012 over £40,000 has been received into the Restoration fund for 76084. At the last reckoning there … Continue reading →

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Sorry we have been away for a while but there hasn’t been too much to report until recently. We have started a couple of threads that you might be interested in so have a look around the blog site.

Posted on 04/02/2012 by Eric Bond | Leave a comment

AGM hears about funding initatives

Posted on 11/20/2011 by Eric Bond

At the 76084 Locomotive Company Limited’s recent Annual General Meeting in York the assembled shareholders were informed of two interesting initatives to raise the £150k needed to complete 76084′s restoration and return to steam. One initiative is at a sensitive … Continue reading →

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Boiler lift TODAY

Posted on 09/28/2011 by Eric Bond

In preparation for the winter work programme today (28 September 2011) will see the part repaired boiler lifted into the frames at the restoration site. This means that the 60 plus shareholders and friends attending the site on Saturday for … Continue reading →

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Shareholder’s Day 2011 Announced

Posted on 06/21/2011 by Eric Bond

Put 1st October 2011 in your diary if you are a 76084 Locomotive Company Limited shareholder. It is the second annual Shareholder’s Day when you will be able to see the great strides being made in 76084′s restoration. We hope … Continue reading →

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