Bury, Lancashire, UK 23rd November, 2013. WD Austerity 132 'Sapper' Lancashire Day special at Bury, Bolton Street Station. Lancashire Day on the East Lancashire Railway commemorating the day when the county of Lancashire sent its first representatives to Parliament by King Edward I of England to attend what later became known as the model parliament. . Lancashire Day is usually held on 27 November, when many towns throughout the historic county host events on the day, most notably readings of the Lancashire Day Proclamation. Credit: Mar Photographics/Alamy Live News
Sapper was built in 1944 for the War Department by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds. Works number 3153, the WD gave her the number 75103. She was renumbered 132 after the war. After her military service, she was purchased by the National Coal Board for colliery work alongside many of her sisters. She has the distinction of being the last steam locomotive in industrial service in the UK, being taken out of use from Bold Colliery in 1984.
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Location: Bury, Lancashire, UK
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