Low Angle Whistler
40106 'Atlantic Conveyor' heads away from Hampton Loade, Severn Valley Railway - seen here from the path that runs alongside the line as far as Alveley Country Park.
40106 was built in 1960, entering service at Crewe in October of that year as D306.
It was renumbered as 40106 in March 1974 and briefly painted in standard BR blue before a repaint into Dark Brunswick Green, which it carries to this day.
It was purchased for preservation in March 1984 and named 'Atlantic Conveyor' later that year as a tribute to ship of the same name, and its crew who were lost during the Falklands War of 1982.
40106 was hired by the SVR in 2018 to provide vacuum braked and steam heated services during the winter. This was originally meant to be a 12 month contract, but the loco has been resident on the railway ever since.
NB Whistler is a nickname given to the class due to their distinctive engine noise.
Low Angle Whistler
40106 'Atlantic Conveyor' heads away from Hampton Loade, Severn Valley Railway - seen here from the path that runs alongside the line as far as Alveley Country Park.
40106 was built in 1960, entering service at Crewe in October of that year as D306.
It was renumbered as 40106 in March 1974 and briefly painted in standard BR blue before a repaint into Dark Brunswick Green, which it carries to this day.
It was purchased for preservation in March 1984 and named 'Atlantic Conveyor' later that year as a tribute to ship of the same name, and its crew who were lost during the Falklands War of 1982.
40106 was hired by the SVR in 2018 to provide vacuum braked and steam heated services during the winter. This was originally meant to be a 12 month contract, but the loco has been resident on the railway ever since.
NB Whistler is a nickname given to the class due to their distinctive engine noise.