Post by donnytom on Oct 23, 2006 20:55:18 GMT
You may have seen this already elsewhere, but if not I thought I'd better mention that GNER is selling the unique class 89 locomotive as this is the only way it can be of any use to them any more. The AC Locomotive Group, which has cared for 89001 for some time, believes that theirs is the only bid for the locomotive that doesn't come from a scrap dealer.
Therefore they are appealing for funds to make sure that this one-off isn't turned into a memory and maybe a cab or two. The NRM does not appear to have expressed an interest despite the status of this locomotive. Perhaps it's understandable because 89001 won't draw the crowds and it almost certainly cannot be run again (the AC Loco Group estimates a 6-figure sum to get Avocet in usable condition).
They have until the 16th of November to raise the appropriate funds. More information here:
www.aclocogroup.co.uk/project89.php
Here's an impression of how it might look if the Group does not manage to buy it:
fictitiousliveries.fotopic.net/p34691234.html
Therefore they are appealing for funds to make sure that this one-off isn't turned into a memory and maybe a cab or two. The NRM does not appear to have expressed an interest despite the status of this locomotive. Perhaps it's understandable because 89001 won't draw the crowds and it almost certainly cannot be run again (the AC Loco Group estimates a 6-figure sum to get Avocet in usable condition).
They have until the 16th of November to raise the appropriate funds. More information here:
www.aclocogroup.co.uk/project89.php
Here's an impression of how it might look if the Group does not manage to buy it:
fictitiousliveries.fotopic.net/p34691234.html
