British Railways Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 73069 in steam at Loughborough heritage line railway station
Built in 1951. 70013 was allocated to the Eastern Region of British Railways on completion with her shed being Norwich (32A) until transfer to the LMR. Thanks to an overhaul undertaken at Crewe, it was the only member of the class operational in 1968 and was selected to haul the Fifteen Guinea Special at the end of steam. The importance of the train meant that it would join the National Collection, and in 2004 was moved to GCR for restoration to celebrate 40 years of the 1T57. Boiler ticket expired in December 2018 and an overhaul began shortly afterwards. The engines overhaul is being done to Network Rail standards as it is intended for the engine to once again run on the mainline on completion of its overhaul.
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Location: Loughborough heritage line railway station
Photo credit: © Richard Tadman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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