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» Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (more..)
» GWR 0-6-2 Tank (more..) |
» Approaching Prior's Lane, Draughton
» Draughton, Nr.Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (more..)
» November 28, 2010 |
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Photographer |
» 5643 (more..)
» Santa Special (more..) |
» Steve Armitage (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| Visiting Yorkshire and far from her original home, is this GWR 0-6-2 tank. The Great Western Railway absorbed a number of independent Welsh valley railways. Welsh locomotive crews liked their 0-6-2T locomotives so the design of the 5600 Class was a GWR version of the Rhymney Railway M and R class locomotives of 1904 & 1909 respectively. These fine 0-6-2s were ideally suited to hauling heavy coal trains a relatively short distance, so this 'Santa Special' is no great load for this compact and powerful locomotive.
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