Royal Oak, the loco that I am most involved with, is practically in the middle of a serious restoration. We are stripping the loco right down to the ground practically, so as to deal with the years of neglect and mistreatment. It appears that when the loco was 'done-up' for VSOE.. it wasn't. They just slapped on a few coats of paint (inside and out) and that was it. You would not believe the state of some of the interior areas.. Other than that, it's just general stuff like needle gunning, grinding, etc., etc. .. And of course the obligatory problem with 50s - water running down the inside of the windows and ruining the cab sides! It is planned that the loco should be rolled out near the end of July in original NSE colours. (Again, another very good thread in the Preservation and Heritage thread “Let’s Talk 50s” which I have contributed to in some detail!)