In addition to the regular Thursday steam services, there was an additional steam excursion from Wolverhampton to York on Saturday. It is seen here at platform 9 at York railway station, and was caught between rain showers, shortly before it was moved to the railway museum for it's coal and water stocks to be replenished.
This locomotive was built in 1930 at Derby as 6152 The Kings Dragoon Guardsman, for use on the main line between London, the north-west and Scotland.
In 1933 the LMS railway was invited to send a locomotive and train to the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago, USA. It was decided to send an engine of the Royal Scot class, and one was selected that was due for general overhaul. The identity of the locomotive was 6152 The Kings Dragoon Guardsman. The coupled axleboxes were replaced with larger ones, based on a GWR design, and the bogie replaced by a De Glehn type, also derived from GWR practice. Springs and spring rigging were also updated, and the boiler replaced. The rebuilt locomotive assumed the identity of 6100 Royal Scot with (on its return from the USA) an enlarged nameplate with details of its appearance at the exhibition. It retained this identity after its return from the USA. Whilst in America the engine went on an 11,194 mile tour of North America including crossing the Rockies.
Following nationalisation, it was renumbered 46100. The locomotive was rebuilt in 1950 with a taper boiler, double chimney and new cylinders following the success achieved with the two Jubilee class locomotives rebuilt in 1942.
46100 was withdrawn from service in October 1962 whilst based at Nottingham. It was bought by Billy Butlin of Butlins Holiday Camps and, after cosmetic restoration at Crewe Works, was set on a plinth at Skegness holiday camp.
It left Skegness for the Bressingham Steam Museum on 16 March 1971 and was returned to steam in 1972. It ran until 1978 when it became a static exhibit again.
After sale to the Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust (RSL>) in April 2009, chaired by enthusiast Jeremy Hosking, it was moved by road to Pete Waterman’s LNWR Heritage workshops in Crewe for restoration which was completed in 2015. Since then it has appeared at a number of preserved railways, and on main line excursions such as this.
Thank you Annie - we have a weekly steam service passing through York every Thursday on it's way to Scarborough, so there will be more steam. There is another one posted today ( http://365project.org/fishers/365/2020-08-27 ). Thank you for the follow, we are following in return.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
It is nice to see these majestic locomotives at work on the main line.
Ian
I often dreamt of your train shots and info
Really missed it
Ian
Thank you Annie - we have a weekly steam service passing through York every Thursday on it's way to Scarborough, so there will be more steam. There is another one posted today ( http://365project.org/fishers/365/2020-08-27 ). Thank you for the follow, we are following in return.
Ian
Ian