Bluebell Railway: Giants of Steam (3): 8F 48624

Posted: November 16, 2016 in Sussex, Trains, UK
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LMS 8F '48624' at Horstead Keynes

8F ‘48624’ at Horstead Keynes

48624 was built at Ashford in Kent and entered service in 1943. Its service was on heavy goods trains and it was withdrawn from service in 1965 following a fractured steam pipe. It was sent to Barry scrap-works where it stayed until being rescued in 1981. 28 years of restoration later it was returned to service and 2 years later it transferred to its current home on the Great Central Railway.

 

 

LMS 8F '48624' leaves Horstead Keynes

8F ‘48624’ leaves Horstead Keynes

Comments
  1. sed30 says:
    November 16, 2016 at 23:08

    Reblogged this on sed30's Blog and commented:
    A fav loco

    Reply

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