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‘Oliver Cromwell’ is a personal favourite.

I remember it from living in Carlisle in 1967 as a Kingmoor loco, and then of course it achieved stardom on 11 August 1968 hauling the famous ‘15 Guinea Special’.

I was there, and I’ve still got the battered Kodachrome slide!

Published in Railway Articles
Friday, 21 May 2004 00:00

Steam Railway, May 2004

Through the lens - an alternative view

Published in 'Steam Railway' magazine, May 2004 edition

Published in Railway Articles