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<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.
Longmoor Military Railway
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.
Longmoor Military Railway
Old Pix Brought to the Fore
<u>Longmoor Military Railway</u><br>This sorry sight at the LMR's shed during a public open day on 30/4/66 1966 depicts WD 2-8-0 400 'Sir Guy Williams' with what looks like a firebox that's been opened like a can of beans.<br>One of the personnel based at Longmoor at that time, Lofty Ailwood, has stated that: <i> this loco opened a crack between the washout plugs top rhs of boiler on a down passenger train at L.F.R. Her crew bailed out the fire, and opened the cladding to see the extent of the problem.</i> <br>No. 400 was built by the North British Locomotive Company in 1943 with works no. 25205.<br>This slide has twice been featured in Railway Magazine.Previous | Next<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.

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