Omaha locomotive
The former United States Army Transport Corps locomotive No 2253 looks set to be a big crowd-puller at the four-day event. It was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in America in 1943 and was shipped to Britain as part of the US Army’s war effort. It worked on the LNER from its base at Neville Hill depot at Leeds.
By 1944, it had been shipped to France, to maintain supply lines and support the advancing Allied armies. After the Second World War, it was bought by the Polish State Railway and worked continually until its withdrawal in 1980.
“The history of this locomotive is fascinating,” said Duncan Ballard, the SVR’s head of steam engineering. “We’re very grateful to its owner Peter Best and the Dartmouth Steam Railway and Riverboat Company for allowing it to appear at our Gala.
And now in Bridgnorth Station to view!
Many thanks for your lovely comments and compliments from you here, my good flickr friends !!!
Omaha locomotive
The former United States Army Transport Corps locomotive No 2253 looks set to be a big crowd-puller at the four-day event. It was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in America in 1943 and was shipped to Britain as part of the US Army’s war effort. It worked on the LNER from its base at Neville Hill depot at Leeds.
By 1944, it had been shipped to France, to maintain supply lines and support the advancing Allied armies. After the Second World War, it was bought by the Polish State Railway and worked continually until its withdrawal in 1980.
“The history of this locomotive is fascinating,” said Duncan Ballard, the SVR’s head of steam engineering. “We’re very grateful to its owner Peter Best and the Dartmouth Steam Railway and Riverboat Company for allowing it to appear at our Gala.
And now in Bridgnorth Station to view!
Many thanks for your lovely comments and compliments from you here, my good flickr friends !!!