The Severn Valley Railway has confirmed that GWR 6880 ‘Betton Grange’ will star at its Spring Steam Gala next month.
The Severn Valley Railway has confirmed that GWR 6880 ‘Betton Grange’ will star at its Spring Steam Gala next month.
The WSRA say the locomotive is currently being restored at Williton restorations and is hoping to finish by 2027.
The steam engine, currently owned by the National ... we don't have a reserve to manage the situation", he said. The locomotive BR 70000 Britannia, the first British Railways standard locomotive ...
and it was retired by British Rail from normal service in 1963. Paul Roe, locomotive department manager at Nene Valley Railway, told the PA news agency: “When people talk about steam locomotives ...
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Train lovers were photographed smiling from the vintage carriages behind the famous steam locomotive as it approached ... and it was retired by British Rail from normal service in 1963.