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== The Eardington Explorer ==
 
== The Eardington Explorer ==
  
On Friday the 17th of April, 2015, the trust ran a special train, "The Eardington Explorer", between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, calling specially at the disused [[Eardington|Eardington Halt]]<ref>[http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3298 SVR-Online Forum]</ref>. The aim of the tour was to raise funds for the manufacture of 82045's boiler. The train consisted of locomotive [[1450]] and GWR Toplight coaches [[GWR 9055 Nondescript Saloon|9055]], [[GWR 3930 Full Third|3930]], and [[GWR 9369 Nondescript Saloon|9369]]. Tickets for the event were priced at £19.65, to commemorate the [[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2015|50th anniversary of the SVR in preservation]].
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On Friday the 17th of April, 2015, the trust ran a special train, [[The Eardington Explorer]], between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, calling specially at the disused [[Eardington|Eardington Halt]]<ref>[http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3298 SVR-Online Forum]</ref>. The aim of the tour was to raise funds for the manufacture of 82045's boiler.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Revision as of 11:36, 21 April 2015

The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust is building a new locomotive of the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard 3MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. 2‑6‑2 82000 tank class, none of which survived into preservation. Unlike many of the current new build projects which are recreating larger main-line types, 82045 is intended specifically for heritage line use.

The locomotive is being built at Bridgnorth. The trust's web site includes a monthly news page.

The Eardington Explorer

On Friday the 17th of April, 2015, the trust ran a special train, The Eardington Explorer, between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, calling specially at the disused Eardington Halt[1]. The aim of the tour was to raise funds for the manufacture of 82045's boiler.

See Also

List of preservation groups

References

  1. SVR-Online Forum

Links

82045 Steam Locomotive Trust web site