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Oliver Cromwell 70013

 

 

70013 at the NRM at York.

 

70013 in 2008 was one of the locomotives at The 1968 and all that Exhibition at the National Railway Museum at York.

 

70013 Oliver Cromwell is one of 55 British railways standard class 4-6-2 pacifics which became known as the Britannia Class. This was after the name of the the first of the class Britannia (also saved).

Oliver Cromwell was built at Crewe works in 1951 for British Railways. it was at first put to work on Norwich to London express trains.

On the 11th of August 1968 this locomotive hauled part of the Fifteen Guinea Special train to mark the end of British Railway every day steam on the main line railway network in the UK.

70013 then became part of The National Collection, but went to Bressingham near Diss in Norfolk not to the National Railway Museum at York. In its first few years at Bressingham it gave footplate rides.It then became a static engine, when these footplates rides were stopped. It then needed a full overhaul to carry being steamed, but did not get one.

It was to be 2004 be for it was moved from Bressingham to The Great Central Railway, were with the help of Steam Railway readers who heped raise some of the cash, it was overhauled and returned to main use.

 

9F 2-10-0 Evening Star 

 

9F 2-10-0 no.92220 Evening Star at the NRM at York.

This 9F is number 92220. It is a 2-10-0 and was one of British Railways Standard class steam locomotives. The F is for freight. It was the last steam locomotive built by British Railways. It was built at Swindon and was the only 9F to be given a name. It was named in March 1960 by K W Grand and the there is a plate below the name to mark the event. It was painted in green and lined out. It also has a copper capped chimney. All the rest of the 9Fs were painted in unlined black. 

Evening Star only managed 5 years in BR service. It was then made part of the the national collection . Nine 9Fs have been saved. All have now been in private hands longer than in BRs.

 

Evening Star was at The 1968 and all that Exhibition. This event at York at the National Railway Museum in 2008. The Event was to Mark 40 years since the end of every day steam, by British railways in 1968.

The UKs National Railway Museum is at York right along side the York railway station.

 

 

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