Date: 13/02/2012

A SURVIVOR of Britain’s railway past that has travelled many miles in its working life has been restored to become a national treasure for many keen to see a glimpse of its Victorian origins. Yesterday, a locomotive with a place in the history of the end steam on Britain’s railways hauled passengers for the first time in many years in a commemorative train on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) company’s “coal tank” number 1054 was built 124 years ago and has been patiently restored [From Richard Buckby]

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A SURVIVOR of Britain’s railway past that has travelled many miles in its working life has been restored – to become a national treasure for many keen to see a glimpse of its Victorian origins.

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Photo stop at Gobowen for the passengers on the Cam Camwell 80th Birthday Special, a surprise trip for W. A. Camwell organised by friends and which ran Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury, behind Green Class 47 47484 Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Shrewsbury Chester Stockport behind the LNWR Coal Tank seen here and then back to Wolverhampton behind AC Electric 86103 Andre Chapelon. Photograph by Mark Bartlett
Location: Gobowen
Company: Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
18/10/1986 W A Camwell Collection (Courtesy Mark Bartlett)

The man himself. Cam Camwell stands in front of his 80th birthday special train at Shrewsbury where the LNWR 0-6-2T Coal Tank 1054 (58926) had just backed on to take the three coaches to Stockport via Chester. A thoroughly enjoyable and memorable day out for all concerned and an excellent way to say thank you to a man who not only organised countless special trains but was also very generous over many years in supplying photographs from his vast collection to railway book authors. Photograph by Mark Bartlett
Location: Shrewsbury
Company: Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway
18/10/1986 W A Camwell Collection (Courtesy Mark Bartlett)