![]() ![]() She spent the majority of her working life on industrial lines, before being withdrawn. The S160s were classified as the MAV 411 Class by the Hungarian State Railways, and 6046 became 411.144. Once her use with the French SNCF came to an end many S160s were scrapped though 6046 found her way to Hungary. 6046 was built as works no.70280 by the Baldwin Locomotive Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and the locomotive was exported straight to France in 1945 to help with the war effort. 6046 – Under Overhaul due back in December 2022 During this period 2944 has covered approximately 30,000 miles – not bad for a shunting engine restricted to a 5.5 mile branchline! Since re-entering traffic during the Anything Goes Gala 2014 2944 has become a stalwart of services on the CVR and will often be found at the head of the CVR services. After a total of 9 months, the overhaul was completed and the locomotive entered traffic during the Churnet Valley Railways “Anything Goes” weekend on the 21st June 2014. 2944 arrived in May 2013 and the overhaul commenced in August of the same year. A group of Churnet Valley Railway volunteers stepped in to purchase the locomotives, with the view of restoring and operating them at the CVR. These never materialised due to other priorities within the Spa’s MPD at the time, and so the locomotive was put into storage.Ģ944 was put up for sale (along with its sister loco 2871) in 2011, and following a lengthy period with no suitable offers an article appeared in a copy of Steam Railway magazine saying that the locomotives would be sent for scrap if no buyer was found. Following an overhaul the locomotive was given the name “Hotspur”, and then operated on the line for a short period of 3 months before being withdrawn from traffic for further repairs. It was privately purchased from Huta Malapanew in July 1997 and subsequently moved to the Spa Valley Railway. She was to be later transferred to Huta Malapanew in Southern Poland, where she worked around the Iron and Steel Works internal network of rail lines. TKh 2944 was built in 1952, and was supplied to ZakÅ‚ady Metalurgiczne in Myszkowie arriving on 19th May 1952. Below is a bit of history of the locomotives currently regarded as resident on the Churnet Valley Railway. West and Lee Green and came with a brazed superheated copper boiler with fittings and gauges.The Churnet Valley Railway has a number of steam locomotives onsite, and from time to time features guest locomotives appearing from other railways from around the UK. The aforementioned finely-engineered steam locomotive was the auction’s top lot. ![]() The September 12 sale, dubbed Advertising & Historic Objects, showcased the Scott Vanner breweriana collection. Beatty’s collection also included many radios, microphones and typewriters, with examples spanning the 20th century. The September 11 sale, Toys & Nostalgia, featured the Bryan Beatty collection, a well-rounded offering of cast iron and tin litho toys from the Victorian to the Atomic era. All prices quoted are given in Canadian dollars. ![]() 1011 rolled away for $15,340, while an 1869 French-style Boneshaker bicycle sped off for $10,620. ’s back-to-back online auctions held September 11 and 12, as a 7 ¼ in gauge model steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway 4-6-0 locomotive and tender No. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Wheels in motion appealed to bidders on Day 2 of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. Model Great Western Railway 4-6-0 locomotive and tender No. ![]()
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