47580 - Thuxton - 02/06/22.
Freshly re-painted BR Blue Union Jack liveried 47580 'County of Essex' stands at Thuxton (Mid-Norfolk Railway) after arriving in with the 10:00 service from Derehem. The loco had been repainted to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. 47580 managed to work the 10:00 and 12:00 departures, before falling with a suspected oil leak. BR Breen D1933 (47596), the shunt loco for the day, stepped in to work the last 14:00 and 16:00 departures. Published in 'The Railway Magazine' July 2022 issue.
47580 - Thuxton - 02/06/22.
Freshly re-painted BR Blue Union Jack liveried 47580 'County of Essex' stands at Thuxton (Mid-Norfolk Railway) after arriving in with the 10:00 service from Derehem. The loco had been repainted to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. 47580 managed to work the 10:00 and 12:00 departures, before falling with a suspected oil leak. BR Breen D1933 (47596), the shunt loco for the day, stepped in to work the last 14:00 and 16:00 departures. Published in 'The Railway Magazine' July 2022 issue.