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Winter steam action with visiting Q Class No.30541 hauling mineral wagons, full day and night shoot, 01-02-17
***ONLY 12 TICKETS LEFT***
Winter steam action with visiting Q Class No.30541 hauling mineral wagons, full day and night shoot, 01-02-17
A full day and evening shoot at the Great Central Railway in mid-Winter recreating a Southern Region goods train using visiting Q Class No.30541 in British Railways black livery hauling a rake of mineral wagons.
£70.00
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About this event
We are delighted to be able to offer you a full day of Winter steam action at the Great Central Railway with visiting 'Q' Class 0-6-0 No.30541 on a rake of mineral wagons prototypical of the work that some members of the class would have undertaken on secondary routes.
No.30541 currently carries the unlined British Railways black livery with the later crest associated with its latter years prior to withdrawal in 1964. Matched with a rake of mineral wagons, this authentic combination should look superb. We will have a full day out on the line with the loco, using both the fantastic double track section and the single line section beyond Rothley and up to Leicester North station. We will also have an evening shoot under lights on passenger stock to conclude the day.
No.30541 is the sole surviving member of the 'Q'
Class and is paying a short working visit to the Great Central Railway to
appear at their Winter Steam Gala. Normally based at the Bluebell Railway, the
locomotive is one of five owned by the Maunsell Locomotive Society who
completed its most recent overhaul in April 2015. Built in January 1939 (as SR
541) it was one of twenty members of the class designed to replace some of the
more elderly 0-6-0s working on the Southern Railway and was Maunsell's final
design for the SR, entering traffic under his successor Oliver Bulleid. After
withdrawal in November 1964, it languished in Woodham Brothers Scrapyard at
Barry in South Wales until rescue in 1973, moving first to Ashchurch in
Gloucestershire and then to the Bluebell Railway in 1978; a first return to
steam in preservation came in 1983.
We will start from Loughborough station at 07.30 hours to make maximum use of the available light. The griddle car will be available during the day to serve both breakfasts and dinner later in the day, so we have your catering needs taken care of, too!
We expect this to be a strong seller, so please
book early to avoid disappointment.
Event cost £70.00 per person.
