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Thursday 9th November 2017: The engine is started
The Rolls Royce C6 engine is brought into life as it is successfully started in
the Tunstead workshop.
Saturday 3rd February 2018: Pete Briddon has an interesting surprise
RS8’s sister, RS16 is photographed at Maldegem Steam Centre in Belgium.
RS16 has been preserved as an operational steam locomotive and may be found in
action on the lines at Maldegem.
Will RS8 and RS16 ever operate together again at Tunstead? Only time will tell….
Monday, 8th April 2019: RS8 moves under her own power
On Monday, 8th April a significant
milestone was reached. With
Peter Briddon at the controls,
RS8 trundled out of the
workshops building into the warm
April sunshine on what was her
first self powered journey in a
long long time.
On Monday, 25th February 2019
a long anticipated moment finally
arrived.
The Rolls Royce power plant was
started in situ on RS8's chassis
for the first time in many years.
The engine started after just a
few turns and with a little minor
adjustment it was running as
smooth as a nut.
Monday, 25th February 2019: First Engine Run in Situ
Monday, 14th October: RS8 undertakes a rail run in full original colour scheme
RS8 runs out in front of the
Tarmac HQ building and adjacent
to the Great Rocks signal box on
a rail run. Fully painted into her
original colour scheme, complete
with "RS8" number applied.
