Will it Move - First Attempt at Driving the Locomotive YOU Helped Save From Scrap!
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Published 2024-06-06
Firstly, thank you all. You're an amazing community. You came together to help save the Ruston 165 from being sent to scrap.
The big question is that, being sold with a gearbox fault, will it actually move, or is it just a paperweight?
If you want to support the Locomotives please have a look at the fundraiser. Every penny will be used to get them back into operational condition.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/save-281266
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All Comments (21)
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Bloody fantastic. Congratulations mate. That must've been an incredible feeling. :)
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This man will own all the rustuns in the Uk 😂
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I swear. Once (or If) all three Ruston's are in service, there HAS TO BE a Lawrie's Goes Loco...Loco Gala. We'll call it the LGLG, Lawrie Goes Loco Gala. Starring all three Rustons in service. Have 303 Shunting in the yard and as a station pilot. McAlpine on small trains. And 165 on bigger trains.
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Every time I see this thing, my eyes go to that VERY familiar shade of tank engine blue on those wheels....
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I had to cheer when it went into gear and started moving. And of course, the excitement when you went through the gears was definitely contagious. Great job, Lawrie!
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fun that over 200% was raised
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Absolutely superb to hear that this Ruston's been saved! Scrapping it in today's era of heritage railways would've been absolutely tragic, especially with how it works.
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Lawrie is a legend! I look forward to seeing your locomotive fleet growing!
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Your joy was infectious, the pure excitment at seeing and hearing the engine grumble to life before taking off put a smile on my face. Can't wait to see where things go from here, a lot of TLC is clearly required but I think given how many people donated to the cause it's safe to say we all agree it's in the right hands with you Lawrie.
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It starts! It runs! All it needs now is a lick of paint.
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I can't believe this fully functional loco was almost scrapped. It needs a tune up, but it's extremely far from hopeless.
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Two of the wheeled conveyances procured by Lawrie in un-broken condition have been Rustons. There’s an indication of how hard they are to break in there somewhere.
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mans is out here, not just documenting history, but actively saving it. Lawrie, you and your community are absolute madlads. keep up the amazing work.
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the fact the engine was saved in a day is nothing short of a miracle so happy to see this old diesel get preserved
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Your laugh at 5:19 is so contagious!! I'm glad it works :)
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This loco is going to look fantastic painted up and serviced. Well done.
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Lawrie’s next big challenge: Buy one of the Barclays from Thomas Muir in Scotland and get it restored. (Joking of course… though it would be neat.)
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the happy shouts as she moved was all i needed to be given a smile
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actually i cant believe it was going for scrap
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As an American I really enjoy seeing these little direct-drive locomotives. Here in the USA, once steam and the narrow-gauges lost favor, pretty much all of the locomotives were the GIANT diesel-electrics. Even the "little" yard-engines are massive compared to these cool little guys.❤
