It’s the little engine that can’t at the moment.
In Paisley, there is a locomotive that was built in 1914 that a group of steam locomotive enthusiasts want to try rolling again.
It is a 0-4-0 tank engine that was build as an industrial or quarry engine and worked in Ontario and Manitoba.
Bruce Shillinglaw of the Locomotive Restoration Society say they acquired the engine last summer to be used for display purposes, and now its time to move forward with a complete restoration.
It now sits at the Bruce County Heritage Farm near Paisley as the Society tries to round up volunteers and funding to begin the process.
Shillinglaw says there has been some cosmetic work on the outside of the engine, but its the interior and boilers that need a lot of work in order to make it operational once again.
He feels there should be no problems finding people who are knowledgeable in steam engine repair and restoration, as they already look after the stream traction engines you see at local farming events.
Shillinglaw says getting the locomotive working again will require a major strip down to fix up any mechanical problems.
He says the good thing is the engine is pretty well complete and they don’t have to go hunting down parts for the restoration.
Shillinglaw says anyone who wants to volunteer or consider setting up a local chapter of the Restoration society can get more information on their website at www.steam-train.org