50017 "Royal Oak" First Start In 19 Months!

50017 "Royal Oak" is started in Marsh Mills yard at the Plym Valley Railway for the first time in 19 months; the first start up since the running day in September 2010 when the loco was stopped for repairs.
50017's first public running day is Saturday June 9th 2012.
Please come along and support us! More details can be found on the loco's official pages:
www.50017.co.uk
/ 50017royaloak

[@simonzinc-trumpetharris852]

Clag City! Wish I could have been there to sample that delightful diesel aroma!

[@benskiproductions]

Great Video, Glad to see the loco working again!

[@MrWesternDuke]

I enjoyed that. Looking forward to the launch in June.

[@davehodges6258]

Be nice to see the old girl which spent alot of time around worcestershire pop into the SVR shed one day, Hope she is ok and well,.

[@Commander301]

Thanks - so are we!

[@markwhiley3969]

Love the class 50's.

[@irelandbloke]

Nice one

[@tomlowe8563]

The engine in a 56 is based on the class 40&50 designed engine

[@LordV8boy]

Favourited!

[@mickd6942]

The clag oh god the clag, thank god volkswagon were doing the emission certification it's a pass

[@tomlowe8563]

mickd6942 not on the polos

[@mickd6942]

Sounds like someones doing the hoovering

[@simonzinc-trumpetharris852]

And that's exactly why they were nicknamed 'Hoovers'