The last surviving Grant-Ritchie 0-4-0ST (272/1894) returned to service on 10th September 2016 after restoration at the Ribble Steam Railway. One of only two Grant-Ritchie locos left in the UK this veteran of the Fife Coalfield survived because for many years it was in the Thomas Muir scrapyard in Thornton See image 56564. It is seen making its debut with the Victorian Train at the 2016 RSR autumn steam gala.
Location: Preston (Ribble Branch)
Original line: Ribble Branch (North Union Railway and Preston Corporation Joint)
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 10/09/2016
Image number: 56443