Raising steam at Haworth
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Raising steam at Haworth
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 6 Mar 2020
The diesel electric shunter has moved No. 78022 to one side of the former goods shed and a fire has just been lit to begin the slow process of raising steam. The smoke is rendering the front of the locomotive rather hazy in this view. No. 78022 was built in Darlington in 1954 by British Railways and is a development of the Ivatt designed 2MT 2-6-0 tender engine. The engine was withdrawn from service in 1967. The engine survived because it was sent to Barry scrapyard where it lingered with about 200 other engines while the company concentrated on cutting up wagons. It was bought from Barry in 1975 and finally returned to steam in 1993. After 10 years of service it became due for its major overhaul and finally entered the works in 2015 and re-entered service in November 2018. Although not obvious in this murky view it is now in lined out BR green livery.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.829433
Longitude
-1.949218