 | 27th Jul 2008 | L.N.E.R.
Ex-London and North Eastern Railway. Updated 29/7/2008.
Class B1, 61264 was the only Ex-L.N.E.R. loco to reach Barry.
Built in 1947 by the North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow.
Arrived at Barry 1968,Departed 1976 as the 83rd loco to leave.
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 | 27th Jul 2008 | 78018
Updated 18/2/2009.
Built March 1954
Withdrawn November 1966
Arrived Barry June 1967
Departed Barry October 1978, the 97th loco to leave.
78018 is a B.R. Standard class 2MT,Built in 1954 at Darlington Works.It was one of a class of 65,and entered traffic at West Auckland Shed(County Durham)this was soon followed by a move to Kirkby Stephen,working trains from Tebay to Barnard Castle.It was while on this line that 78018 became "famous" by getting stuck in a snowdrift, during Febuary 1955,at Bleath Gill(this was all caught on film).It was then transferred to Chester Midland in April 1960,then in 1962 was sent to Workington.May 1963 saw it transferred to Willesden,then Nuneaton in September1965 and finally Shrewsbury before withdrawal in November 1966.
78018 then spent 11 years 4 months at Barry before being preserved at Shackerstone in Novemver 1978.
Little work was carried out whilst at Shackerstone and it was resold to the Darlington Railway Preservation Society in 1981.
Since arrival at Darlington Restoration has slowly been taking place.
78018 is being restored in the former Sockton and Darlington Railway North Road goods shed,believed to be the oldest railway building still in existance.
D.R.P.S. Website http://drps.synthasite.com/
If you would like to vist or better still volunteer then why not call in any Monday Night after 6.30 when volunteers are on site.We are next door to the Head of Steam Museum(Please Follow the link for directions and more info)
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