For first overhaul
THEboilerticketfor Ffestiniog Railway's(FR)new-build Manning,Wardle2-6-2TLyd expiredat the end of May.
Itsfirst 10-yearoverhaul will start when BostonLodge reopenson the lifting of coronavirusrestrictions. Theticket for FR'sSingle-Fairlie Taliesinhasalsonow expired. Fundingfrom a legacy is availableto finance its overhaulin due course.
Alsosetfor attention is NationalTrust-ownedHunslet 0-4-0STHughNapier,which islikelyto bewithdrawn 12 months earlyfor a 10-year overhaulto ensureits availability for 2021.
FRhasconfirmedthe close down of the works meansnew Double-FairlieJamesSpoonerwill not be completedthis year.