Bury Standard 4 Group - Restoring 80097 and 46428
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80097 August Update Our loco 80097 was taken out of service in mid May when she blew a small boiler tube. As this was the second tube that…
Since we shared the news of our loco 80097’s failure and the launch of our ‘Sponsor A Tube’ appeal, things have really moved on. We have been overwhelmed…
The Bury Standard 4 Group has been devastated to find out out that our loco, 80097, has failed with a split steam tube. This is the second tube to fail…
BR Standard Class 4 2–6–4 T No 80097 Our loco 80097 returned to service after her winter overhaul on 23rd April. After a couple of weeks running we found…
80097 joined the East lancashire Railway's loco fleet following her inaugural Supporters train launch in March 2019. She is now regularly rostered in the ELR schedules and is a favourite on the ELR Footplate Experience (FXP) days.
Our fund raising must continue to enable us to pay off the large loan we took out for the major boiler rebuild and also go towards ongoing maintenance of the loco. Now that we have started work on the restoration of our Ivatt loco, 46428, monies will also be required to enable progress to continue on that project.
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Our own 80097 was originally allocated to the Eastern Region at Plaistow in December 1954 and subsequently Tilbury and Stratford.…
Built at Crewe Works and entered traffic on the 3rd December 1948. During its time with LMS and British Railways,…