British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Preserved British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' plus support coach working the 5Z13 11:03 (14:56 63L) Norwich Train Care- Southall Loco Services Ltd. empty 'NPCSS' transfer movement at Hatfield Peverel Station on the Great Eastern Main Line in Essex (UK) on February 28th 2018.
70013 is returning to Southall after repairs at Norwich after big end wheel bearing failure which ended Ollie's participation in the return leg of 'The Cathedrals Express' railtour back to London Liverpool Street on February 22nd 2018.
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 British Railways Crewe Works in May 1951 and delivered to Norwich Crown Point Depot soon after and ran on the the London to Norwich Great Eastern Main Line until 1963.
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 at the Great Central Railway Loughborough 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.
www.flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/tags/70013/
My Hatfield Peverel Railway Station album flic.kr/s/aHsjD3AKYz
Photograph taken by and copyright of my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.
British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Preserved British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' plus support coach working the 5Z13 11:03 (14:56 63L) Norwich Train Care- Southall Loco Services Ltd. empty 'NPCSS' transfer movement at Hatfield Peverel Station on the Great Eastern Main Line in Essex (UK) on February 28th 2018.
70013 is returning to Southall after repairs at Norwich after big end wheel bearing failure which ended Ollie's participation in the return leg of 'The Cathedrals Express' railtour back to London Liverpool Street on February 22nd 2018.
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 British Railways Crewe Works in May 1951 and delivered to Norwich Crown Point Depot soon after and ran on the the London to Norwich Great Eastern Main Line until 1963.
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 at the Great Central Railway Loughborough 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.
www.flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/tags/70013/
My Hatfield Peverel Railway Station album flic.kr/s/aHsjD3AKYz
Photograph taken by and copyright of my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.