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  • Barrow Hill completes purchase of Midland ‘Half Cab’ No. 41708

    Barrow Hill completes purchase of Midland ‘Half Cab’ No. 41708

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    Sam Hewitt

    FORMER Midland Railway ‘1F’ 0-6-0T No. 41708 will be returned to full working order for the first time since 2003 following its acquisition by the Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society (BHESS). The purchase of the 1880-built ‘Half Cab’ for an undisclosed sum from the 1708 Locomotive Preservation Trust officially reunites the loco with the shed it…

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