GWR 0-6-2T 6695GWR 6695 is one of our visitors at the 40th anniversary celebrations from 5th - 13th April 2009. 6695 was built for the GWR by Armstrong Whitworth in newcastle in 1928. Her first shed was Tyseley in Birmingham, before moving to Leamington in 1929 for use on suburban services from Birmingham Snow Hill. She spent most of her working life in the Midlands, transferring to freight work in 1934. At the outbreak of war, she went to South Wales where she spent the rest of her working life. Withdrawn in 1964, she ended up in Woodham's scrapyard in Barry before becoming the 99th locomotive to be rescued from there, when, in 1979, she moved to the embryonic Swanage Railway. Owned by the 6695 Locomotive Group since 1995, she has recently been restored to active service.
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Photo Andrew P. M. Wright |
