The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust

An unidentified 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. tank calls at Bridgnorth in 1962. The Trust intend to recreate authentic scenes like this.

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. The aim of the tour was to raise funds for the manufacture of 82045's boiler.

See Also

List of preservation groups

References

Links

82045 Steam Locomotive Trust web site