| Wabtec Doncaster the part owner of the former BREL Doncaster works celebrated 150 years of the existence of Railway maintenance facilities on the site with a two-day public open day event on 26th and 27th July 2003. The original 1853 part of the site (D shop) was opened in 1853 by Archibald Sturrock Locomotive engineer of the Great Northern railway although it wasn’t until 1867 that the first GNR Doncaster locomotive emerged from the plant – No18 a famous Stirling Single – one of which attended the open day |
One of the modern traction highlights of the open day was 47/4 47635 “The Lass O’Ballochmyle” which had been specially repainted into the popular large logo livery and named used nameplates from a 37/5 2006x1113 Buy Print |
Revised Midland mainline liveried 43166 at the head of a rake of original Midland mainline Mk3 at Doncaster station working the 17:29 Su0 York – London (St Pancras) 1674x1095 Buy Print |
GNER liveried 08 08892 which was used to delivery Porterbrook liveried Deltic 9016 1501x963 Buy Print |
Light silver/grey Cotswold rail 47316 “Cam Peak” 1904x1268 Buy Print |
NER J21 0-6-0 65033.This the last survivor of its type was withdrawn in 1968 after 69 years service – after periods of use on preserved railways at the Tanfield Railway,North Norfolk railway and Beamish open air museum the locomotive is the subject of a £250000 appeal to return it to working order 1848x1186 Buy Print |
World speed record holder LNER 4468 “MALLARD” 1660x1257 Buy Print |
Past owners of “Flying Scotman” Alan Pegler in wheelchair and Sir William McAlpine 601x1053 Buy Print |
Sharp Stewart 1899 built J52 68846 0-6-0ST seen from the scissors lift in use throughout the weekend to give visitors a birds-eye view of the site 2104x1053 Buy Print |
GNR C2 990 “Henry Oakley” this Doncaster 1898 built Atlantic is usually to be seen at Bressingham in Norfolk 1801x1257 Buy Print |
Mainline certified 60800 “Green Arrow”. This Doncaster 1936 built V2 is the only survivor of a class of 184 1537x1373 Buy Print |
Great Central railway Loughborough operated GCR 2-8-0 O4 63601 dates from 1911 and was built in Gorton Manchester 1790x1388 Buy Print |
1948 built Thompson designed 4-6-0 B1 1306 “Mayflower” 1818x1346 Buy Print |
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