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Have any of the stored ones beside 67019 been stripped for spares? I suspect some of these might be bound for the scrapyard.

They also obtained the Hampshire units from the Dartmoor Railway - one is a runner, but the other has been used as a Christmas Tree for the other. I think they want to convert one of the Hampshire Units to hydrogen or battery operation for some reason.

Spot on. I struggle to see what the long term plan for the unit is beyond leaving it to rot - I'm not sure towing it with a shunter is possible or practical.

One trick often used to get the heat to the back of the train quicker is to keep the steam cocks at the back of the train open for a few minutes, which blasts any condensate out.

What was the last loco-haulled Mk1 and Mk2 stock in use in regular passenger services? I presume for the Mk1's it would have been the North Wales coast line, and for the Mk2's the Caledonian sleeper?

Lots of steam and diesel galas these days are over a Friday/Saturday/Sunday, and sometimes over a Thursday or the following Monday.

Does anyone know who 'built' the prop?

It's more likely to be sold to a organic wine bar, rather than be preserved.

Could Castle Class HST's be used on services further up the Great Western Mainline?

I wouldn't disagree with that, and hopefully the Dartmoor Railway Supporter Association will be allowed to continue as custodians of Okehampton Station in some capacity.

Probably the end for the Dartmoor Railway then, as a preserved railway, which is quite sad.

I doubt any other preserved railway would touch it for that reason, as well as the ethical reason. I suspect the trust will grab it up at auction for a little above scrap value and worst case, they purchase it off a scrap dealer before it is lifted. Anyone who lifted the track would need to...

I'm afraid you are a little late. https://ssl.weekendrails.co.uk/blog/of-a-flock-of-fowlers.html

Given that until recently, the line was lucky to have two servicable units, if they can get at least two, or three operational on the island by May, then they should be ok.

They are riddled with lots of lovely asbestos.

Is there a possibility of salvaging wheelsets with life left in them off 483002, 483004, or 483009 if none of them are preserved?

To be honest, I suspect the spares for the class 484's are likely to be far more easily available, at least for the foreseeable future, unlike the Class 483's. It would be interesting if Vivarail have provided a set of spare bogies for the Class 484 units as well, as part of the contract.

How hard would it be to have one fitted with new tyres? If you can fit new tyres, then there is a slightly expensive solution.

Is that still under overhaul?

How many of the Class 483's are still operational? Most of the time on the Radio it appears that they only have one working unit?