No.1264/No.61264 is a preserved LNER Thompson Class B1 4-6-0 tender steam locomotive.
History[]
No.1264 was built in 1947 by the North British Locomotive company and operated under the LNER from 1946 until the next year when in 1948 British Railways was formed. It was withdrawn from service in 1965 and was used as departmental stock and numbered 29 under which it operated until 1967 when it was sold to Woodham brother's scrapyard on Barry Island in Wales.[1][2][3][4]
It managed to be rescued in 1973 but took a while to get restored becoming operational in 1997. In 2008 it was withdrawn for it's 10 yearly overhaul returning in 2014 but had to get repairs later that year due to damage on the wheel sets caused during the process of the wheels being cast. It finally returned in 2016 and operates on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway but visits other preserved lines regularly.[2][3]
Trivia[]
- It was the 83rd locomotive to be bought from Barry.
- Prior to it's rescue it was the last surviving none-preserved LNER locomotive.
Gallery[]
.jpg "LNER Class B1 steam locomotive No 61264 at Anglia Trains Crown Point depot Norwich (3).jpg (546 KB)")
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