Date: 25/02/2014

A heritage railway has won a £95,000 lottery grant to restore a steam locomotive rescued from a scrapyard. The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust said the money will be used to restore number 4930 Hagley Hall, named after a Worcestershire stately home. The money will allow students and apprentices from the railway's training academy, based in Shropshire and Worcestershire, to help with the work.

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A heritage railway wins a £95,000 lottery grant to restore a steam locomotive rescued from a scrapyard.

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Ex-GWR 4-6-0 no 4930 Hagley Hall, built at Swindon in 1929. The locomotive is seen here in action on 23 March 1986 running shuttle specials on the Ludgershall MOD branch.
Location: Ludgershall
Company: Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway
23/03/1986 Peter Todd