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<u>Longmoor Military Railway</u><br>Longmoor hosted several preservation projects at the end of the 1960's and one of the best known is the housing of Bulleid pacific 34023 Blackmore Vale. She was steamed on occasions and we see her here reversing into the works/shed yard area on March 24th, 1968.
Longmoor Military Railway
Longmoor hosted several preservation projects at the end of the 1960's and one of the best known is the housing of Bulleid pacific 34023 Blackmore Vale. She was steamed on occasions and we see her here reversing into the works/shed yard area on March 24th, 1968.
Longmoor Military Railway
Old Pix Brought to the Fore
<u>Longmoor Military Railway</u><br>n public day at the LMR on April 30th 1966 elicited this view of Riddles designed WD 2-10-0 AD601 'Kitchener' in a sorry state. The loco had been repainted and used in the film 'The Great St. Trinians Train Robbery' and although it still bore its WD number plates on the cab sides there was a spoof smokebox plate in situ which, from memory, was 90150. 'Kitchener' would never raise steam again. Apparently the shed staff, however hard they tried, couldn't remove that 'film' paint job and so the loco was consigned to history but not before being used in load trials for a Barclays diesel, as a rerailing task and finally as a demolition target in Weavers Down pit.Previous | Next<u>Longmoor Military Railway</u><br>7/4/68 became the stuff of legend when David Shepherd conspired to 'beat the ban' on steam using Southern metals which had been in place since July the previous year. Standards 75029 and 92203 made their journeys from Cricklewood to Liss independenly to the chagrin of most linesiders and here we see the latter backing from the picturesque girder bridge at Longmoor down towards Longmoor Downs platform. Note the Ruston Hornsby diesel shunter no. 8227 at the refuelling point.

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