Great Central Railway Loughborough Leicestershire 26th February 2012

            I got my chance to fire our latest engine for the first time today : Ivatt Class 2 2MT 2-6-0 46521 and as a shareholder it was great to get my hands on our new toy after so many years in the Works being restored. I would say this anyway but it really is a lovely loco to work on. It steamed very freely and pulled strongly. Not surprisingly it is in many ways similar to British Railways Standard 2 78019, the other member of the Loughborough Standard Locomotives Group's fleet, and a direct descendent of 46521. Interestingly although an LMS design this engine wasn't built until 1953 (at Swindon) only 1 year before 78019.

This shot was taken on shed at Loughborough at 09.22 and despite appearances it had been in steam 1 3/4 hours and had 150psi in the boiler. The chimney is clear but there is a whiff of steam floating out of the cab door to prove it! The engine carries an 89C shed plate from Machynlleth in Wales where it was allocated from March 1963. Note that it doesn't carry a bell, wear green livery and is not named Blossom!

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Loughborough (show map)

Taken on: February 26, 2012

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