The 2nd January 2023 saw GWR 2-8-0 No.2857 operate for the final time before withdrawal for overhaul. Crewed by Society Trustees Simon Brooks (Driver) and Harry Bradley (Fireman), the locomotive took a 325 ton train, formed of 10 Chocolate[…]

After a steady spell in service during the last autumn in early December the loco was failed after a regular washout exam. A crack was found in one of the main steam pipes between the regulator and the superheater[…]