'Steam Gala 2008' ( page 4 of 4 )

 

Steam Gala May 2008

 D123 at Quorn and Woodhouse station at the Great Central railway in May 2008 .

 DMU in Loughborough station at the Great Central railway in May 2008 .

This diesel multiple unit is of Class 101 and was built in 1957/8 by Metro-Cammell for British Railways.

Class 10 0-6-0 diesel shunter D4067 is in British Railway green.

This class 10 is named "Margaret Ethel-Thomas Alfred Naylor".

This class 10 0-6-0 diesel shunter is a Class 08 but is  fitted with a Lister Blackstone engine, instead of one made by English Electric making it a class 10. It is named after the parents of the owner. This locomotive is now (2013) painted in BR blue with the number 10119.

Class 37314 at Loughborough in May 2008

NCB 0-6-0ST Locomotive number 7 Robert at Quorn and Woodhouse station in a very poor state. 

This locomotive went into the shed at Loughborough for a full overhaul.

This locomotive was one of the steam locomotives at the Rocket 150 event held at Rainhill near Liverpool in 1979 when it was in far better nick.

Robert taking part at the Rocket 150 Rainhill in 1979.

Pages on the Great Central Railway  May 2008

GWR 5101 Class 2-6-2T Locomotive no. 4141

BR standard class 7 no.70013 Oliver Cromwell

30777+GWR Hall 4953 Pitchford Hall+78019 and 4141+8F 48305

D123+DMU+ Class 10 D4067+Class 37314+0-6-0ST Robert

 The Great Central Railway runs from Loughborough to Leicester North station close to the Leicester outer ring road. There are stations at Rothey and at Quorn & Woodhouse. The head quarters of the railway is at Loughborough were the engine shed is and the main shop ect. The railway has a large collection of steam and diesel engines

   

 

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