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Title: Clun Castle steams again after ten year restoration Post by: Chris from Nailsea on November 01, 2017, 08:15:34 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-41801693/clun-castle-steams-again-after-ten-year-restoration):
Quote Clun Castle steams again after ten year restoration A record-breaking steam locomotive has been restored by engineers in Birmingham. Clun Castle was last seen on the mainline in 1988. The locomotive set a record for running the fastest service between Bristol and Plymouth and was also the last steam engine to leave London Paddington station. It has been restored in a ten-year project at Tyseley Locomotive Works and large crowds turned out on Sunday for the recommissioning ceremony. Clun Castle is due to carry passengers on Vintage Trains rail tours to Chester and Oxford next year. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |