Steam Railway | Issue 460
TWO MAIN LINE 'KINGS' IN 2017
NOS. 6023 King Edward II and 6024 King Edward I the Great Western top
link pair consigned to Barry scrapyard over half a century ago, could both be back on main line express duties in 2017. As the reassembly of Jeremy Hosking’s ‘KEI’ gathers pace at the West Somerset Railway, the Great Western Society has announced another determined attempt to get its blue ‘KEII’ into service in the coming months. By coincidence, it is also earmarked for trials on the WSR before being released onto Network Rail metals. Time is not on No. 6023’s side because the engine is halfway through its boiler ticket and, so far, it has only run trials on preserved lines, notably the Great Central and Mid-Norfolk at the beginning of the decade.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Steam Railway Issue 460.