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Kidbrooke and Rishra visit Statfold road and rail event

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22nd October 2019

Sam Hewitt

BAGNALL 0-4-0ST Kidbrooke (2043/1917) from the Yaxham Light Railway and Leighton Buzzard Railway’s Baguley 0-4-0T Rishra (working on the ‘Garden’ line) appeared at Statfold Barn Railway’s September 7 event, which featured 15 locomotives in steam plus ex-Burton & Ashby 3ft-gauge tram and ‘Goose’ railcar.

Visiting Bagnall 0-4-0ST *Kidbrooke* is piloting Hudswell, Clarke 0-4-0ST *Lautoka Mill No. 19* as it approaches Statfold Junction with a passenger service on September 7. New-build Hunslet 0-4-0STs *Statfold* and *Jack Lane* are seen easing out of the headshunt to run up to the yard. *Kidbrooke* appeared as part of its farewell tour in advance of withdrawal in late October, on expiry of its boiler ticket. CLIFF THOMAS

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Posted

22nd October 2019

News, Steam

Sam Hewitt

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0-4-0ST, 0-4-0T, Cliff Thomas, Goose railcar, Hudswell Clarke, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Narrow Gauge, Statfold Barn Railway, The Railway Magazine, Yaxham Light Railway

Kidbrooke and Rishra visit Statfold road and rail event

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