Chasewater Light Railway - heading for Brownhills West
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The photograph on this page of Chasewater Light Railway - heading for Brownhills West by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Chasewater Light Railway - heading for Brownhills West
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 1 Mar 2015
Teddy is nearest the photographer - it is a Peckett of Bristol 'Yorktown' class 0-4-0ST No. 2012 of 1941 and used at the Royal Ordnance factory at Creakmoor, Dorset. It was for a time with the late Reverend Teddy Boston at Cadeby and is now privately owned and on hire to the National Railway Museum where it gives rides. It was visiting Chasewater for the winter gala. At the other end is Colin McAndrew built by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock as No. 1223 of 1911. It was built for contractor Colin McAndrew then later used by N Greening at its wireworks in Warrington. It was acquired for preservation in 1966. The train is heading to the left for the main operating base at Brownhills West. I had just had a ride in the open end of the brake van immediately behind Colin McAndrew and was well kippered. I got out at the first opportunity as it was more pleasant being stood here than in a cloud of acrid smoke and steam.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.673568
Longitude
-1.958104