THE late Adrian Shooter’s Beeches Light Railway was auctioned on June 21 at his Steeple Aston home near Banbury, where the Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust (DTLT) was successful in its bid to secure Sharp Stewart B Class 0-4-0ST No. 19B, which was built in 1889 for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The trust was also able to acquire two matching coaches.
Trust chairman Jeremy Davey said:“It turned into a midsummer’s day dream for all involved after a nerve-wracking wait for No. 19B to go under the hammer as Lot No. 161.”