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You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. Oxyman talk contribs. Having returned to steam in British Railways green livery she was repainted to into LNER Garter Blue colours, was adorned with stainless steel numbering and lettering, and became sister locomotive No. To mark the anniversary all six surviving members of the A4 Class were reunited for three events in and early , with record numbers visiting the National Railway Museum.
The event included Dominion of Canada and Dwight D. Eisenhower, both of which had to be specially shipped from Canada and the USA respectively for the event. The first service ran on 29th June and achieved a top speed in excess of 92mph. The final two runs took place on the 5th and 7th December, where No. Just Arrived In our online store. Watch Instantly. You May Like. Latest Reviews. Book Review. Latest News. Rolling Stock. Get the latest news, reviews, deals and more straight into your inbox.
Click here to sign up today! Deals at Amazon. RailAdvent Online Store. From RailAdvent. More Links. Bittern was sold to Geoff Drury in September It initially operated from York depot site of the National Railway Museum today on various steam charters, but the cracked frames and other symptoms of its long career soon spelled an end to its mainline working.
While was moved to the Imperial Chemical Industries works at Wilton on Teesside, and restored to mainline running from December ; Bittern with its greater repair need was cosmetically restored to represent pioneer and long-gone classmate Silver Link. Mallard had just worked a charter train up from Doncaster, and Sir Nigel Gresley was discreetly used to make steam appear to come from Silver Link to give the impression it was in steam.
In , Silver Link was moved to the Great Central Railway in Loughborough to undergo restoration to working order, but this reached only a partial stage of dismantling. In May , Bittern was steamed for the first time since the s. In authentic British Railways lined green livery and carrying its British Railways number, , it hauled its first service train since the s in July after six years of restoration, numerous tests and modifications.
Bittern was then sent to Southall depot in London, where it was configured to run with its water tender and support coach, both having originally been used with Flying Scotsman.
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