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R3860BR, Merchant Navy Class, 4-6-2, 35012 'United States Lines'
Locomotive 35012 entered service with the Southern Railway in January 1945 with the palindromic locomotive 'number' 21C12. It would gain its more conventional number under BR before being rebuilt by the nationalised operator in February 1957, making it one of the first examples to be rebuilt. The locomotive would go on to serve under BR, mainly on the former Southern region before being withdrawn in April 1967. United States Lines would be scrapped in Newport shortly after.
R30358The One:One Collection, BR (Early), Class B1, 4-6-0, 61306 'Mayflower'
Class B1 locomotives were designed to be mixed-traffic engines and had various duties such as hauling express passenger trains and freight traffic. Due to their versatility, each B1 worked on main lines from East Anglia to Scotland.
No. 61306 ‘Mayflower’ was constructed in 1948 by the North British Locomotive Company. The locomotive was allocated to Hull Botanic Gardens and then transferred to Low Moor Depot in Bradford. 61306’s final trip, as the last B1 in service, occurred in September 1967 when it hauled the ‘Yorkshire Pullman’ from Leeds. Saved for preservation, it was based at Steamtown in Carnforth. At the time, 61306 was restored for mainline operation.
R30374Class 60 - DC Rail Freight - 60029 'Ben Nevis'
No. 60029 'Ben Nevis' was built by Brush Traction in Loughborough and the locomotive entered service in November 1990 with a Trainload Metals Sector livery. Following various livery changes including TransRail and EWS, the locomotive was in storage from 2013 until 2019, when it was sold by DB Cargo to DC Rail Freight. Overhauled at Toton, 'Ben Nevis' re-entered service in 2020.
R3735ROD, J36 Class, 0-6-0, 5662
Built at Cowlairs in November 1891, NBR No. 662 was rebuilt in May 1915 and was one of twenty five Class C locomotives requisitioned by the Railway Executive on August 4, 1917 for use by the Railway Operating Division of the Royal Engineers.
Sent to the Western Front on 7 November, 1917, it is thought that ROD 5662 worked around Verquigneul in the Pas-de-Calais, proving reliable in ROD service. Returning on 12 April, 1919 to the UK, NBR 662 was named Birdwood.
R3859BR, Class J36, 0-6-0, 65330, Limited Edition
The J36 Class, as it was christened by the LNER started out life as the Matthew Holmes designed C Class built for the North British Railway, North British in this case being a euphemism for Scotland. The locomotives were introduced in 1888 and would number 168 at their most populous, with 123 of them lasting into BR service.

















