Bolitho
45041 "Royal Tank Regiment" has just passed over Bolitho viaduct towards Liskeard with a freight into Cornwall consisting of box wagons & a single China Clay vehicle on 28th January 1983.
The Sulzer was withdrawn in June 1988 but was preserved.
Information below from the Great Central Railway website:
"45041 suffered a traction motor problem whilst working a stone train from Peak Forest to Leeds and was taken out of service on 18th May, 1988. 45041 was sent to Thornaby depot for assessment but it was condemned and was taken out of service on 8th June, 1988.
Thornaby depot became the locomotive’s home until January, 1994 when it was moved to Crewe Heritage Centre having been purchased for preservation by locomotive collector Pete Waterman. It was displayed at Crewe Works Open day in August, 1994 and at the Crewe Railfair event in August, 1995 although no restoration work was undertaken on 45041.
The locomotive was purchased from Pete Waterman by the Peak Locomotive Company in February, 1996 and had bodywork repairs and a complete repaint so that it could be re-dedicated by the Reverend Bernard Baines, the Royal Tank Regiment Padre at Crewe Works Open Day on 17th August, 1996. Following the Open Day, the locomotive was moved to Crewe Electric Depot where it had its tyres turned before being hauled over the main line to the Midland Railway Centre.
Restoration work began upon its arrival at the Midland Railway Centre alongside the groups other locomotives (at the time); Class 44 D4 “Great Gable” and Class 46 D182. 45041 made its debut in preservation on 28th September, 2002 and subsequently visited diesel events at the East Lancs Railway and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway as well as making a return visit to Crewe Works for an Open Day in September, 2005.
The locomotive was repainted once again into BR Blue livery with Full Yellow ends in September, 2010 and the owning group have plans to re-instate the locomotive’s train heating capability at some point in the future following an overhaul of its train heating boiler."
Bolitho
45041 "Royal Tank Regiment" has just passed over Bolitho viaduct towards Liskeard with a freight into Cornwall consisting of box wagons & a single China Clay vehicle on 28th January 1983.
The Sulzer was withdrawn in June 1988 but was preserved.
Information below from the Great Central Railway website:
"45041 suffered a traction motor problem whilst working a stone train from Peak Forest to Leeds and was taken out of service on 18th May, 1988. 45041 was sent to Thornaby depot for assessment but it was condemned and was taken out of service on 8th June, 1988.
Thornaby depot became the locomotive’s home until January, 1994 when it was moved to Crewe Heritage Centre having been purchased for preservation by locomotive collector Pete Waterman. It was displayed at Crewe Works Open day in August, 1994 and at the Crewe Railfair event in August, 1995 although no restoration work was undertaken on 45041.
The locomotive was purchased from Pete Waterman by the Peak Locomotive Company in February, 1996 and had bodywork repairs and a complete repaint so that it could be re-dedicated by the Reverend Bernard Baines, the Royal Tank Regiment Padre at Crewe Works Open Day on 17th August, 1996. Following the Open Day, the locomotive was moved to Crewe Electric Depot where it had its tyres turned before being hauled over the main line to the Midland Railway Centre.
Restoration work began upon its arrival at the Midland Railway Centre alongside the groups other locomotives (at the time); Class 44 D4 “Great Gable” and Class 46 D182. 45041 made its debut in preservation on 28th September, 2002 and subsequently visited diesel events at the East Lancs Railway and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway as well as making a return visit to Crewe Works for an Open Day in September, 2005.
The locomotive was repainted once again into BR Blue livery with Full Yellow ends in September, 2010 and the owning group have plans to re-instate the locomotive’s train heating capability at some point in the future following an overhaul of its train heating boiler."