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45305 1T57 EDGE HILL
LMS 'Black Five' 4-6-0 45305 cilmbs the 1 in 93 through Edge Hill Cutting between Liverpool Lime Street and Edge Hill, hauling the Liverpool - Manchester (Longsight) leg of the 1T57 'Fifteen Guinea Special' - re-enacting the final BR steam hauled special of 11th August 1968. 45305 was rostered for the 1968 run but in the event was failed and replaced by 45110. 45 years on both locomotives have been preserved, however 45110 requires overhaul, allowing 45305 to haul the 2013 train.
45305 is normally based at the Great Central Railway.
45305 1T57 EDGE HILL
LMS 'Black Five' 4-6-0 45305 cilmbs the 1 in 93 through Edge Hill Cutting between Liverpool Lime Street and Edge Hill, hauling the Liverpool - Manchester (Longsight) leg of the 1T57 'Fifteen Guinea Special' - re-enacting the final BR steam hauled special of 11th August 1968. 45305 was rostered for the 1968 run but in the event was failed and replaced by 45110. 45 years on both locomotives have been preserved, however 45110 requires overhaul, allowing 45305 to haul the 2013 train.
45305 is normally based at the Great Central Railway.