It looks like the end for Thornbury Castle
WESTERN REGION 4-6-0 No. 7027 Thornbury Castle is to sacrifice its boiler to aid the construction of new-build ‘Night Owl’ 2-8-0 No. 4709, it was announced on April 24. Richard Croucher of the 4709 group, purchaser of the part-restored ‘Castle’ said: “After a six month wait to establish whether there was a potential for a different future for Thornbury Castle, we now have approval to use the boiler to expedite the build of No. 4709. “We are no longer planning to have a new boiler fabricated and as a result, expecting to save around £500,000 and probably five years of work in getting No. 4709 finished.”