The Peoples Engine
LMS Class2 Ivatt 46443 opens up on the climb off Victoria Bridge towards Arley Station.
SVR bought 46443 in 1972, but announced in 1983 that the locomotive had been sold as part of the deal that would have brought 45690 Leander to the SVR, and would be leaving the following year. However in 1984 a fund was launched to ‘buy back’ the locomotive, during which time it gained the nickname ‘The Peoples Engine’, and 46443 never left the SVR. Unfortunately 46443 is now a on static display in the Engine House at Highley.
The Peoples Engine
LMS Class2 Ivatt 46443 opens up on the climb off Victoria Bridge towards Arley Station.
SVR bought 46443 in 1972, but announced in 1983 that the locomotive had been sold as part of the deal that would have brought 45690 Leander to the SVR, and would be leaving the following year. However in 1984 a fund was launched to ‘buy back’ the locomotive, during which time it gained the nickname ‘The Peoples Engine’, and 46443 never left the SVR. Unfortunately 46443 is now a on static display in the Engine House at Highley.