THE Stanier 8F Locomotive Society, owner of Severn Valley Railway-based 2-8-0 No.48773, has launched an appeal to help restore its two ex-ICI 22-ton bogie hopper wagons.
The vacuum-braked wagons once formed part of the bulk limestone trains that ran up to seven times each day between Tunstead and Northwich, and which provided the inspiration for a small group of Northwich enthusiasts to preserve an‘8F’ at the end of BR steam.