www.ukrailways1970tilltoday.me.uk
Railways around Peterborough & The National Rail Network & Heritage railways in the UK
Epping & Ongar Raailway
|
'Steam Gala 30th June2013
|
|
(page 3 of 6)
GWR Praire 2-6-2T no.6141
This GWR Praire 2-6-2T no.6141 is in British Railways green in North Weld station at The Epping and Ongar Railway on the 30th of June 2013.
6141 is a Great Western 5101 or as it is better known as the large Prairie. 209 of these were built between 1903 and 1949. 4141 was built at Swindon in 1946.
This was one of the 10 locomotives of this class of steam locomotives that ended up at Barry scrap yard and were saved for preservation. 4141 was withdrawn in February 1963 befor ending up at Barry in 1964.
This locomotive is now based at the Epping and Ongar. It came to this railway in 2012.
GWR 2-6-2T 5521 in North Weald station on the 30th June 2013
6141 at the Epping and Ongar railway station at North Weald on the 30th of June 2013
This was the Epping Ongar Railway first large steam gala and it went very well
This page is about The Epping and Ongar Railway on the 30th June 2013
Page updated 17/4/2020
Ukrailways1970tilltoday.me.uk it is on railways but it is not just on trains but all things railways, with photos, which I have taken from the 1970s till now. I take photos of all things railways, steam diesel and electric trains, signal boxes, wagons any thing that is on the National Rail network, which was BR when I started taken photos.