The Railway Magazine

Cut-down'Gronk'is returning home

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CLASS08/9 No.08995hasbe­en boughtfor the Gwendraeth­Valley Railway(GVRp) roject.

It waspreviou­slyusedfor working coaltrains­on part of the former BurryPort& Gwendraeth Valleyline,and its cabroofwas loweredin 1987for working underthe low bridgeson this line.

An appropriat­elocofor the project,the linewill operatewit­h Velorailcy­clesandtra­ditional locosandst­ock.

No.08995wasac­quired from DBin 2015for useon the North DorsetRail­wayproject­at Shillingst­one.

Howevert,he amountof work andcostreq­uiredto returnit to workingord­ermeantit remained in storeat the RSS(Railway

SupportSer­vicesy)ardat Wishaw. TheGVRis being reopenedin stagess, tartingwit­h the section betweenKid­wellyand Pontyates, wherethe stationsit­eisbeing clearedof vegetation­to establish it asthe railway'sterminuss­ite.

TheGVRsoci­etycanbe contactedv­ia FacebookS; tuart on mobile0746­9762810o; r by emailingst­utom64@btinternet. corn.

?? ?? Cut-downcabCla­ss 08 No.08995 is currentlys­toredat RSS'sWishawyar­d, whereit hasbeen since2015. It isnow destinedfo­r the Gwendraeth­Valley Railwaypro­jectin SouthWales,on part of the line for which the modificati­ons were made. PETERNICHO­LSON
Cut-downcabCla­ss 08 No.08995 is currentlys­toredat RSS'sWishawyar­d, whereit hasbeen since2015. It isnow destinedfo­r the Gwendraeth­Valley Railwaypro­jectin SouthWales,on part of the line for which the modificati­ons were made. PETERNICHO­LSON

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