British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
The smokebox, boiler and firebox of preserved British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' just outside Loughbrough Central Station on the heritage Great Central Railway in the County of Leicestershire (UK).
70013 is in bits at the GCR and undergoing heavy overhaul after the expiration of its ten year boiler safety certificate in 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 GCR 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.
Note the preserved North Eastern Railway Petrol Electric Autocar number 3170 in the backgound.
www.flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/tags/70013/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_Standard_Class_7_70013_Oliver_Cr...
Photograph taken by and copyright of my occasional photostream contributor Mr David Lewis and is posted here with very kind permission.
British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
The smokebox, boiler and firebox of preserved British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' just outside Loughbrough Central Station on the heritage Great Central Railway in the County of Leicestershire (UK).
70013 is in bits at the GCR and undergoing heavy overhaul after the expiration of its ten year boiler safety certificate in 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 GCR 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.
Note the preserved North Eastern Railway Petrol Electric Autocar number 3170 in the backgound.
www.flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/tags/70013/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_Standard_Class_7_70013_Oliver_Cr...
Photograph taken by and copyright of my occasional photostream contributor Mr David Lewis and is posted here with very kind permission.