DSCF0183 War Department (WD) Austerity 2-8-0 Heavy Freight Locomotive.
A total of 935 locomotives of this type were built in 1943, for war service.
After being 'run in' in the UK, all 935 were shipped to mainland Europe as part of the Normandy Landings and formed an important part of the logistics chain, supplying Allied troops liberating Europe from the Nazis.
At the end of hostilities, 733 locomotives came back to the UK and were eventually numbered 90000 to 90732. The remainder were used in various countries, primarily The Netherlands until the 1960s. 90733 spent most of it's working life in Sweden and was repatriated to the UK some years ago. It is the only surviving example of this class of locomotive
DSCF0183 War Department (WD) Austerity 2-8-0 Heavy Freight Locomotive.
A total of 935 locomotives of this type were built in 1943, for war service.
After being 'run in' in the UK, all 935 were shipped to mainland Europe as part of the Normandy Landings and formed an important part of the logistics chain, supplying Allied troops liberating Europe from the Nazis.
At the end of hostilities, 733 locomotives came back to the UK and were eventually numbered 90000 to 90732. The remainder were used in various countries, primarily The Netherlands until the 1960s. 90733 spent most of it's working life in Sweden and was repatriated to the UK some years ago. It is the only surviving example of this class of locomotive