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War Department Robinson 2-8-0 locomotive number 040 is loaded onto or unloaded from Ben Line Steamers Limited freighter S.S. BENLEDI
Note, 040 was built to a Great Central Railway Company design by the North British Locomotive Company Limited (works number 19878) in Glasgow in October 1912 for the Great Central Railway Company as number 1222. The Great Central Railway Company became part of the London & North Eastern Railway Company after the grouping on 1st January 1923, 1222 being renumbered 6222. It was renumbered 3569 in 1946 in the London & North Eastern Railway Company’s 1943 renumbering scheme (not implemented until 1946) and was further renumbered 3809 in February 1947. It was transferred to British Railways upon nationalisation of the railways on the 1st January 1948, being renumbered 63809 and was withdrawn from traffic in February 1952. It was purchased by the War Department as number 040 in 1952 and moved to Suez Canal
S.S. BENLEDI was built by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited at Barrow in Furness for the Ministry of War Transport where it was launched on 26th March 1945 and completed as the EMPIRE ADMIRAL in August 1946. It was purchased by A Weir & Company in 1947 and renamed PETER DAL. PETER DAL was purchased by W Thompson & Company (an Edinburgh company who traded as Ben Line) in 1950 and was renamed BENLEDI, Ben Line being sold to E G Thomson Limited in 1953
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WD 90775 seen near Sheringham golf course on the North Norfolk railway on a Timeline event photo charter 17/11/17. (Taken using a pole)
Cool looking Military style HD at the 2019 Calne Bike Meet..
Sadly this very popular event has been cancelled for the second year running due to the dreaded Covid plague...