1940s locomotive steam train engine K1 No 62005 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Grosmount, UK
The special train will be hauled by K1 No 62005, assisted by one of the engines that worked the Royal Train – newly over-hauled Lambton Tank No 29. K1 62005 was designed by the London and North Eastern Railway, built by the North British Locomotive Company in their Queen’s Park Works, Glasgow as NBL no 26609 and delivered to the fledgling British Railways in June 1949. One example of the class, No. 62005 "Lord of the Isles", has been preserved, and is based at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. It was acquired as a source of a spare boiler for the solitary preserved K4 but in 1972 the K1 was donated, still with its boiler, to the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group. By 1975 the K1 had been restored to main line running order and made an appearance at the Stockton and Darlington Railway 150th anniversary celebrations at Shildon, County Durham. Since then the NELPG has endeavoured to keep the locomotive available for use on the main line. While it is usually based North Yorkshire Moors Railway, 62005 has enjoyed several memorable seasons on the summer Fort William-Mallaig "Jacobite" service, recalling memories of the K1s in Scotland. The locomotive spent much of its early time in preservation numbered 2005 and in LNER apple green livery. This livery is not historically accurate, as the engine was built in 1949 after nationalisation and never had this livery when in service. It was repainted in BR lined black as in the late 1990s.
Size: 4417px × 2936px
Location: Grosmont, Yorkshire, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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