70013 Britannia Class 7MT 'Oliver Cromwell' The Broadsman Railtour
70013 at Kings Cross Station London with the Kings Cross - Holt - Liverpool Street 'The Broadsman' Railtour March 11th 2010.
This is a very special steam locomotive. It is one of only two left out of a batch of 55 locomotives, Oliver Cromwell was built at Crewe Railway Works in May 1951and delivered to Norwich Crown Point Depot soon after.
This actual locomotive ran the 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 in Norwich en route for Bressingham Steam Museum at Diss in Norfolk.
Restoration began to bring 'her' back to steam in 2004 at the Great Central Railway Centre in Loughborough and on August 10th 2008, 70013 ran on the Network for the first time in 40 years.
This shot was taken by my friend and Flickr photostream contributor Dave and is posted here with kind permission for your enjoyment.
70013 Britannia Class 7MT 'Oliver Cromwell' The Broadsman Railtour
70013 at Kings Cross Station London with the Kings Cross - Holt - Liverpool Street 'The Broadsman' Railtour March 11th 2010.
This is a very special steam locomotive. It is one of only two left out of a batch of 55 locomotives, Oliver Cromwell was built at Crewe Railway Works in May 1951and delivered to Norwich Crown Point Depot soon after.
This actual locomotive ran the 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 in Norwich en route for Bressingham Steam Museum at Diss in Norfolk.
Restoration began to bring 'her' back to steam in 2004 at the Great Central Railway Centre in Loughborough and on August 10th 2008, 70013 ran on the Network for the first time in 40 years.
This shot was taken by my friend and Flickr photostream contributor Dave and is posted here with kind permission for your enjoyment.