Stratford (London ) question

[Noseygit]

Noticed as I was rushing through Stratford yesterday that there was a steam engine on a bit of track outside the station , didn’t have time to pay much attention to it tbh , but wondered if anyone here knows its identity at all and how long it has been there ?

Kind regards Tony

 

[Class15]

Noticed as I was rushing through Stratford yesterday that there was a steam engine on a bit of track outside the station , didn’t have time to pay much attention to it tbh , but wondered if anyone here knows its identity at all and how long it has been there ?

Kind regards Tony

Oh yes, it’s been there since at least 2010.

 

[gazthomas]

It's called Robert. Good information here

Have you met Robert the tank engine at Stratford?

When the mine closed in 1969, Robert said farewell to his friends and spent a happy retirement running up and down heritage railways. Pulling excited families along rural lines, it was a good retirement.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

...In June 2012, Robert came back to Stratford for a new home right in front of the station...

 

[Surreytraveller]