A remarkable sight for a heritage railway as Hunslet 9000, newly arrived from Sellafield nuclear site, heads a lengthy rake of ‘MGR’ (merrygo-round) coal hoppers at the Chasewater Railway’s coal train day on October 16. While there were literally thousands of these wagons on BR just a few years ago, only a very few exist today. The MGR collection is a joint venture between Chasewater and the National Wagon Preservation Group who between them, have managed to acquire and restore nine of these iconic vehicles.
OWEN EDWARDS
THE Chasewater Railway (CR) has received 0-6-0DH, Hunslet 9000 of 1983 (rebuilt Hunslet 9288 in 1987 and YEC L117 in 1992) from Sellafield Ltd, previously British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL), Sellafield.