|
BR Standard Class 4 80078 Introduction
Restored Brighton-built ex-BR Standard Class 4 Tank No. 80078 of 1954, which spent ten years in a Welsh scrapyard,
at Swanage station on Saturday 11th March 2000
Our BR Standard Class 4 80078 pages are broken down as follows:
Please select from the above links to view more information.
BR Standard Class 4 80078 is owned by Southern Locomotives Ltd and has been running regularly on
the Swanage Railway since October 1999.
Enthusiasts can see video on DVD of 80078 during a typical day in the life of the Swanage Railway showing the range of tasks involved in
running a regular steam railway service. Includes interviews with many of the volunteers.
The DVD is titled "Swanage Railway A Day in May" available from the
Swanage Railway On-line Shop
here.
Please click on the image on the right to go direct to the DVD ordering page.
BR Standard Class 4 80078 News Updates
BR Standard Class 4 No 80078 at Ilford on 20th March 2008 (20 photos)
- 25/03/08
Recent photos of 80078, 80104 and 30053 at the Swanage Railway (4 photos) - 06/09/03
80078 and 80104 double-heading at Swanage on 11th June (6 photos)
- revised report
80078 and 80104 double-heading at Swanage on 9th June (9 photos)
- revised report
Footplate ride on 80078 on the Swanage Railway (15 photos)
- 2nd July 2000
Ex-BR Standard Class 4 Tank No. 80078 in full service (10 photos)
- 11th March 2000
Triumphant return of 80078 to passenger traffic - 7th Nov 1999
Historic 80078 and 80104 together at Swanage - 3rd Oct 1999
Southern Locomotives 80078 boiler work - 30th March 1998
BR Standard Class 4 80078 Links
Southern Locomotives Homepage
|
Accessibility