Blists Hill Victorian Town - steam locomotive
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Blists Hill Victorian Town - steam locomotive by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Blists Hill Victorian Town - steam locomotive
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 20 Aug 2017
This is being toured around the country to raise funds for its restoration by the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. It was built by Hunslet of Leeds in 1954 for the Sierra Leone Railways. It returned to England in 1975 and has been running but is currently awaiting boiler work. It is a 2-6-2 tank engine of 2' 6" gauge. It is quite a chunky beast.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.629383
Longitude
-2.451901