NNR sidings, Weybourne Station, Norfolk.
53809
Class 7F 2-8-0 configured locomotive 53809 was built by Robert Stephenson & Co of Darlington in July 1925.. It was withdrawn from use in September 1964 and is now owned by John Moorhouse and operated by the 13809 Preservation Society Ltd.
On 20th. November 1929, locomotive No. 89, later 53809, was taking a freight train north towards Bath. Whilst traveling slowly, due to the weight of the train and a stop at Midford, through Combe Down tunnel the crew of the engine were overcome by the smoke, resulting in the train running away down hill and crashing in the goods yard outside Bath Green Park. The driver, Henry Jennings, and two shunters in the yard were killed in the accident.
Following restoration in 1980 at Swanwick as 13809 in the livery of the London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) railway, it worked through the 1980's and early 1990's, reverting to its British Railways (BR) number 53809 in 1987, before being withdrawn for overhaul in 1994.
The locomotive emerged in January 2006 in BR Black Livery as No. 53809, entering service in early February at the Midland Railway at Butterley. The locomotive then ran for 5 years before it was withdrawn from service early in 2011, requiring boiler repairs. The engine’s second overhaul was completed in February 2016, keeping its previous BR livery. In January 2018 it came to the North Norfolk Railway on a long term operational contract.
D3940
D3940 is a diesel electric class 08 shunting locomotive, built at the BR Derby Works in1960. D3940 is privately owned and is currently undergoing overhaul at Weybourne.
NNR sidings, Weybourne Station, Norfolk.
53809
Class 7F 2-8-0 configured locomotive 53809 was built by Robert Stephenson & Co of Darlington in July 1925.. It was withdrawn from use in September 1964 and is now owned by John Moorhouse and operated by the 13809 Preservation Society Ltd.
On 20th. November 1929, locomotive No. 89, later 53809, was taking a freight train north towards Bath. Whilst traveling slowly, due to the weight of the train and a stop at Midford, through Combe Down tunnel the crew of the engine were overcome by the smoke, resulting in the train running away down hill and crashing in the goods yard outside Bath Green Park. The driver, Henry Jennings, and two shunters in the yard were killed in the accident.
Following restoration in 1980 at Swanwick as 13809 in the livery of the London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) railway, it worked through the 1980's and early 1990's, reverting to its British Railways (BR) number 53809 in 1987, before being withdrawn for overhaul in 1994.
The locomotive emerged in January 2006 in BR Black Livery as No. 53809, entering service in early February at the Midland Railway at Butterley. The locomotive then ran for 5 years before it was withdrawn from service early in 2011, requiring boiler repairs. The engine’s second overhaul was completed in February 2016, keeping its previous BR livery. In January 2018 it came to the North Norfolk Railway on a long term operational contract.
D3940
D3940 is a diesel electric class 08 shunting locomotive, built at the BR Derby Works in1960. D3940 is privately owned and is currently undergoing overhaul at Weybourne.