This is the second steam locomotive to arrive in York last Saturday. It has featured before in our project, and a summary of it's history can be found here - http://365project.org/fishers/365/2019-09-29
In this shot it has arrived in platform 10 and has uncoupled from it's train. It is just pulling away towards the railway museum, with it's whistle sounding as it departs.
In many ways this is a sad shot, since the locomotive is now at the end of it's boiler certificate and will need a major overhaul before it can run on the main line again. It's owner does not wish to do this, but wants to put it in a new museum on his farm in Scotland. He has not managed to obtain planning permission for it yet, so there is some uncertainty about what will happen next.
The owner has owned this locomotive for over 50 years, far longer than it was used by British Railways, or the company that built and owned it before them.
The third steam locomotive planned to run from York on Saturday was unable to run, and was replaced by a historic diesel locomotive.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
This locomotive is still stood outside the railway museum. It will be interesting to see what happens to it next. In more positive news, another locomotive of this design ('Sir Nigel Gresley') is in the museum workshops almost at the end of its overhaul, so it should be back at work on the North York Moors Railway quite soon.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
This locomotive is still stood outside the railway museum. It will be interesting to see what happens to it next. In more positive news, another locomotive of this design ('Sir Nigel Gresley') is in the museum workshops almost at the end of its overhaul, so it should be back at work on the North York Moors Railway quite soon.
Ian
would dearly love to ride in one
Thank you Nina - perhaps one day you will get the chance.
Ian