British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
An old friend of mine, This is British Railways Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' at Sheringham station on the North Norfolk Railway's September/Autumn Steam Gala on September 1st 2013.
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 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 in this area in 1965.
It was transferred to Carlisle Kingmoor depot and 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 back 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 Ollie was back on the mainline for the first time in 40 years.
I been hauled behind 'Ollie' several times and regular watchers of my photostream will know that this locomotive has a special place in my heart ;-)
British Railways Standard 'Britannia' Class 7MT, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
An old friend of mine, This is British Railways Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' at Sheringham station on the North Norfolk Railway's September/Autumn Steam Gala on September 1st 2013.
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 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 in this area in 1965.
It was transferred to Carlisle Kingmoor depot and 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 back 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 Ollie was back on the mainline for the first time in 40 years.
I been hauled behind 'Ollie' several times and regular watchers of my photostream will know that this locomotive has a special place in my heart ;-)