We are delighted to announce two more visiting locomotives for our Motor Rail Mania event on June 27 and June 28. Coming with thanks to our colleagues at the Golden Valley Light Railway (www.gvlr.org.uk) are Motor Rails 8739 of 1942 and 60S364 of 1968.
8739, known as “Pioneer” after the company it worked for, has an unusual outline, having been rebuilt with a Deutz air-cooled engine. It has operated very few passenger trains in its life, mainly during a spell at an extremely short-lived 2’0″ gauge railway at the Pingles leisure centre in Nuneaton – this closed in 1997.
60S364 shows just how the Motor Rail design evolved after WW2; not much bigger than “Pioneer” but packing three times the power. Known as “Campbells”, this loco worked at a brickworks which backed onto the Barrow Hill roundhouse (now a museum) before moving to the GVLR.
We are grateful to both the GVLR for allowing loan of two of their locos, and to a sponsor for supporting the movement costs.
Details of the event are here:.
This includes details of how to book onto the Saturday morning photo charter.
