97651 in preservation (2)
Former departmental shunter 97651 (originally PWM 651) at work on the Northampton and Lamport Railway on 31 December 2000. This train was top and tailed with 45118.
PWM 651 was delivered new to the Western Region of BR from Ruston and Hornsby in 1959, and spent almost all of its BR career based at Radyr, and then Canton. It was withdrawn in October 1998, and then preserved, initially, at Pitsford and Brampton. It was ironic that 97651 was preserved at Pitsford, as this is the nearest preservation site to my house (about a 45 minute walk), whereas I had seen a lot of PWM 651 as a spotter in the 60s in Cardiff. It was always (or so it seemed) at Radyr during the week, but at weekends could be seen almost anywhere in South Wales attending engineering works,
97651 moved from Pitsford to the Strathspey Railway in 2008, but, since August 2015, has been based on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway.
97651 in preservation (2)
Former departmental shunter 97651 (originally PWM 651) at work on the Northampton and Lamport Railway on 31 December 2000. This train was top and tailed with 45118.
PWM 651 was delivered new to the Western Region of BR from Ruston and Hornsby in 1959, and spent almost all of its BR career based at Radyr, and then Canton. It was withdrawn in October 1998, and then preserved, initially, at Pitsford and Brampton. It was ironic that 97651 was preserved at Pitsford, as this is the nearest preservation site to my house (about a 45 minute walk), whereas I had seen a lot of PWM 651 as a spotter in the 60s in Cardiff. It was always (or so it seemed) at Radyr during the week, but at weekends could be seen almost anywhere in South Wales attending engineering works,
97651 moved from Pitsford to the Strathspey Railway in 2008, but, since August 2015, has been based on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway.