1. In search of winter glints and strong back lighting with BR black WD 90775 on maroon stock, Thursday 16th November 2017
North Norfolk Railway

In search of winter glints and strong back lighting with BR black WD 90775 on maroon stock, Thursday 16th November 2017

A day promising glints, backlighting and night photography featuring Glasgow-built WD 2-10-0 No.90775 in BR black livery on maroon stock against the backdrop of the North Norfolk countryside in deepest Winter.

£65.00

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Courtesy of the North Norfolk Railway and the locomotive's owners, the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society, we are pleased to be able to offer the first of two days of charters featuring recently-overhauled WD 'Austerity' 2-10-0 No.90775. A day promising glints, back lighting (weather permitting!) and night photography featuring Glasgow-built WD 2-10-0 No.90775 in British Railways black livery on maroon passenger stock. 

No.90775 was built during World War II in 1943 for the Railway Executive Committee as part of the war effort and spent its entire working life overseas. After completion in December 1943 by North British in Glasgow as works number 25438 (Ministry of Supply No.3652 and WD73652), the locomotive became one of several shipped to Egypt where they were placed in storage. In 1946, as part of the United Nations' efforts to re-equip war-torn countries, sixteen locos including 90775 were sent by sea to Greece, where they worked for Hellenic State Railways for some 27 years. After falling out of use, 90775 was repatriated to Great Britain in August 1984 along with a substantial number of spare parts including more than one brand new firebox, still in the original North British crates! The loco was quickly returned to traffic, in the process being returned to its more original British appearance and taking the number 90775, the next in sequence following the last member of the class to be built for BR service, No.90774. The loco initially worked on the Mid-Hants Railway during which time it appeared as No.601 Sturdee in dark blue livery. Periods followed at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (where it featured in two episodes of Heartbeat) and briefly at the Great Central Railway before moving on loan to the North Norfolk Railway in 2003. When offered for sale, the 'WD' was purchased by the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society in 2006 for use on the NNR. The loco has undergone a major overhaul at the line's Weybourne Works and has recently returned to steam.

Our day is expected to start from Sheringham station at approximately 08.30 (time to be confirmed) and we will run until sunset with a short break for loco servicing at lunchtime. We will be holding an early evening photography session after dark on the evening of the charter; details of this are still being finalized and will be confirmed nearer the date of the charter. Travel will be by train and high visibility jackets will be required when we are at the lineside. 

Those who have joined us on previous visits to the North Norfolk Railway will be aware of the great potential the line has to offer in wintertime with splendid opportunities for back lighting and glints given appropriate lighting conditions on the day. With breakfast and lunchtime refreshments available and a welcoming Railway, this is always a popular event in the TimeLine calendar so why not join us for some big engine action on the East Anglian coast at a time of year which could potentially yield some excellent photographic results.

Event cost £65.00 per person. 

Images Courtesy of Keith B Pics & Peter Boggis

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