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Robinson ‘O4’ 2-8-0 No. 63601

  • ‘O4’ becomes a ‘ROD’ for GCR’s remembrance weekend

    ‘O4’ becomes a ‘ROD’ for GCR’s remembrance weekend

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    Sam Hewitt

    GREAT Central Railway-based Robinson ‘O4’ 2-8-0 No. 63601 took centre stage at the railway’s Great War, Great Central weekend on November 10-11, six years after being withdrawn from service. The 1911-built former ‘8K’ had its BR identity replaced with that of the Railway Operating Division (ROD), with the legend ‘ROD 1912’ on its tender and the…

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