Since arriving at the Plym Valley Railway on the 3rd June 2009 the new owner has spent a fair amount of time on the locomotive which culminated in being fired up for the first time in a while on 1st November 2009 and later moved under its own power. The loco still requires furtehr work to be undertaken to get her running properly and then attention will turn to the bodywork, but it is hoped that 50017 will be running in the summer of 2010.
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During the summer of 2009 50017 Royal Oak was puchased from its previous owner Rev Dr John F Kennedy by a private individual, with a view to basing the locomotive at the Plym Valley Railway. Here the loco is seen on the 3rd June 2009 descending Telegraph Hill on the A38 during the journey south.
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Here 50017 is seen passing the turn off for the South Devon Railway where sister locomotive 50002 Superb is undergoing restoration to operational condition and unrefurbished appearance.
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50017 Royal Oak passes Ivybridge nearing journey's end on the 3rd June 2009.
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Another view near Ivybridge on the outskirts of Plymouth, 3rd June 2009.
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