WR ‘kettle’ 5553 at Bodmin

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Pete Waterman owned ‘5553’ is due to be in service on the following three dates at Bodmin (according to their loco roster).

Sunday 17th August
Monday 18th August
Monday 25th August

 

[Trainlog]

Pete Waterman owned ‘5553’ is due to be in service on the following three dates at Bodmin (according to their loco roster).

Sunday 17th August
Monday 18th August
Monday 25th August

I just did some reading into this. It's the classmate of the resident 4575 class, 5552, and it's the one visiting from Peak rail.

I wonder if they will do a photo with the two locomotives side by side?

 

[5562]

Its been there a few months as it attended for the line's steam gala back in May.

 

[Harvester]

I just did some reading into this. It's the classmate of the resident 4575 class, 5552, and it's the one visiting from Peak rail.

5553 has a small claim to fame, by being the 213th and last loco to leave Barry scrapyard in 1990. It’s overhaul at Peak Rail would have been it’s second in preservation.

 

[Trainlog]

5553 has a small claim to fame, by being the 213th and last loco to leave Barry scrapyard in 1990. It’s overhaul at Peak Rail would have been it’s second in preservation.

I did not know that . Are there any plans for it to tour any other lines after Bodmin?