Epping Ongar Railway L.150. Ongar
Seen operating the steam hauled diagram at the Epping Ongar Railway on the day of my visit was this Great Western Railway (GWR) 2-6-2T Small Prairie Tank which was built at Swindon works in 1927 and was rescued from Barry Scrapyard in 1980. Its original number was 5521 but was painted in London Transport livery and given the fictitious number of L.150 at the request of London Underground to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Metropolitan line.
This locomotive has also worked overseas and has taken part in the Wolsztyn Parade in Poland 3 times, has worked steam hauled passenger trains in Poland and for MAV Nosztalgia in Hungary and has attended steam events in Slovakia.
Epping Ongar Railway L.150. Ongar
Seen operating the steam hauled diagram at the Epping Ongar Railway on the day of my visit was this Great Western Railway (GWR) 2-6-2T Small Prairie Tank which was built at Swindon works in 1927 and was rescued from Barry Scrapyard in 1980. Its original number was 5521 but was painted in London Transport livery and given the fictitious number of L.150 at the request of London Underground to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Metropolitan line.
This locomotive has also worked overseas and has taken part in the Wolsztyn Parade in Poland 3 times, has worked steam hauled passenger trains in Poland and for MAV Nosztalgia in Hungary and has attended steam events in Slovakia.