British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' [VIDEO]
Video clip of preserved British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' hauling a British Railways Mk1 'Blood and Custard' set entering Quorn and Woodhouse Station on the heritage Great Central Railway in Leicestershire (UK).
An old friend of mine, 70013 is a very special steam locomotive. It is one of only two surviving 'Britannia's' in preservation out of 55 locomotives built.
70013 was built at Crewe Works in May 1951 and delivered to Norwich Crown Point Depot soon after and ran on the the London to Norwich mainline until 1963 just prior to the withdrawal of steam on the Great Eastern Main Line in 1965.
70013 was then transferred to Carlisle Kingmoor depot and this actual locomotive ran the very last steam passenger train prior to the withdrawal of steam altogether on British Railways on August 11th 1968.
The very next day August 12th 1968 'she' arrived back in East Anglia en route for a new home at Bressingham Steam Museum at Diss in Norfolk.
Restoration to bring 'her' back to steam began in 2004 here at the Great Central Railway Centre and on August 10th 2008 'Ollie' was back on the mainline for the first time in 40 years.
I've been hauled behind 'Ollie' several times including on the mainline and the locomotive features heavily in my flickr photostream.
British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' [VIDEO]
Video clip of preserved British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' hauling a British Railways Mk1 'Blood and Custard' set entering Quorn and Woodhouse Station on the heritage Great Central Railway in Leicestershire (UK).
An old friend of mine, 70013 is a very special steam locomotive. It is one of only two surviving 'Britannia's' in preservation out of 55 locomotives built.
70013 was built at Crewe Works in May 1951 and delivered to Norwich Crown Point Depot soon after and ran on the the London to Norwich mainline until 1963 just prior to the withdrawal of steam on the Great Eastern Main Line in 1965.
70013 was then transferred to Carlisle Kingmoor depot and this actual locomotive ran the very last steam passenger train prior to the withdrawal of steam altogether on British Railways on August 11th 1968.
The very next day August 12th 1968 'she' arrived back in East Anglia en route for a new home at Bressingham Steam Museum at Diss in Norfolk.
Restoration to bring 'her' back to steam began in 2004 here at the Great Central Railway Centre and on August 10th 2008 'Ollie' was back on the mainline for the first time in 40 years.
I've been hauled behind 'Ollie' several times including on the mainline and the locomotive features heavily in my flickr photostream.