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Posted: **Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:27 pm**

One of the guest locos, Duchess of Sutherland has been withdrawn from the October gala - being replaced by Mayflower.
Not sure why.

Posted: **Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:45 pm**

Loco failure according to Heritage Rail.

Posted: **Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:10 pm**

But apparently it’s now fixed and returning to the mainline this Friday.

Can’t quite understand why it remains withdrawn from the gala though.

Posted: **Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:20 pm**

Too late to get it there?

Posted: **Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:48 pm**

Walkingthedog wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:20 pm Too late to get it there?

The gala is not until October!
I reckon they’ve asked for more money.

Posted: **Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:53 pm**

Could be. Perhaps they had already booked the replacement loco and decided they couldn’t afford the Duchess as well.

Posted: **Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:51 pm**

Very difficult photo conditions on a very soggy day. I managed to catch up with PP just about at the point where he had given up trying to stay dry.

Posted: **Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:25 pm**

A very short video - complete with raindrops.

https://youtu.be/aqt10yLv_EQ

BLUEBELL RLY - AUTUMN GALA 2019