Nene Valley Railway 40th Anniversary Gala

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This Gala at The Nene Valley Railway was celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Nene Valleys opening train. see below

This locomotion was exhibited at the Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago,1933 and made a tour of Canada and the United States of America. The engine and train covered 11,194 miles over railroads of the North America continent and and was inspected by 3,021,601 people.

The original 6100 was the first of its class and was built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow in 1927 and was given the name 'Royal Scot'.

During 1933 number 6152 'The King's Dragoon Guardsman' and Royal Scot number 6100 swapped over their numbers and name plates. They were never to be swapped back.

Number 6152 had been built at Derby Works in 1930. This was the locomotive that went to the USA and was at the NVR in 2017.

Royal Scott was renumbered 46100 by British Railways in 1948. In 1950 it was rebuilt with a 2A taper boiler. The words "Prior to conversion" were added to its nameplates then. In 1962 46100 was withdrawn from service.

46100 was bought by Billy Butlin. The Locomotivet was set on a plinth at his Skegness Holiday camp and was there till the 1971. It then went to the Bressingham Steam Museum berefor going to Pete Waterman's LNWR Heritage workshops in Crewe.

The NVR's opening train, with the French Nord loco, 3.628 and SJ 1178 at Wansford station.

On the 1st June in 1977 The Nene Valley ran its offical 'Opening Day Train' with French Nord loco number 3.628 and SJ 1178. The train ran from Wansford station to Orton Mere and return. This train cut the tape to mark the opening of the railway. This Tape was still being put up when I took this photo.

The Peterborough Nene Valley station and Rail World were not yet open and trains only ran to Orton Mere which had only one platform.

The French Nord loco, 3.628 has since left the NVR and returned to France.

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1	Royal Scot 46100 + opening train in 1977 This page
2	No 34081 92 Squadron
3	Class 31271 + Deltic as 'Ballymoss' 55018