Standard 4MT

  • Impromptu ‘gala’ brings in the crowds

    Impromptu ‘gala’ brings in the crowds

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    By Paul Appleton THE first day of the Severn Valley Railway’s 2019 operating season, February 16, had the air of a gala event, with former BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 No. 75069 making its public debut on the 10.30am ex-Bridgnorth and the first train off Kidderminster double-headed by GWR/PTR 0-6-0ST No. 813 and Collett 0-6-0PT No.…

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  • New company formed to restore ‘forgotten’ Barry Standard 4MT

    New company formed to restore ‘forgotten’ Barry Standard 4MT

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    A NEW company has been formed to overhaul and ultimately operate the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway-based BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 No. 76077. Considered for a long time to be one of the ‘lost’ ex-Barry locomotives since it arrived at Toddington in 1987 when the engine was dismantled and some work was done, it had been stored…

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