‘STANDARD ARTHUR’TINTAGEL RUNS AGAIN AT GCR AUTUMN BASH
Long-scrapped ‘Standard Five’ No. 73084 Tintagel is to run again at the Great Central Railway’s (GCR) Southern-themed autumn gala on October 5-8, thanks to newly restored No. 73156. Making its public debut at the event, following a 31-year restoration from Barry scrapyard condition, the Riddles 4-6-0 will masquerade as the former Stewarts Lane and Nine Elms ‘Standard Arthur’ withdrawn from Eastleigh in the week ending December 18 1965 and sold for scrap to Hayes of Bridgend. It will be joined by two visiting Bulleid ‘Light Pacifics’ - ‘Battle of Britain’ No. 34081 92 Squadron and rebuilt No. 34053 Sir Keith Park - in a commemoration of this year’s 50th anniversary of the end of Southern Region steam. However, ‘King Arthur’ No. 777 Sir Lamiel will not be appearing as it has failed with leaking tubes (see Roster). One other engine in steam with Southern pedigree is resident Ashford-built ‘8F’ No. 48624, alongside ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6990 Witherslack Hall, Ivatt ‘2MT’ No. 46521, ‘Jinty’ No. 47406, Riddles ‘2MT’ No. 78018 and ‘9F’ No. 92214.