PHOTO REPORT: BLACK FIVE No. 44871 IN SERVICE ON THE SWANAGE RAILWAY - 4th June 2010

News Item and Press Release from Andrew P.M. Wright - dated 5th June 2010
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
Photographs are copyright Andrew P.M. Wright.
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Black Five no. 44871 at Quarr Farm by the Harman's Cross station distant signal on 4th June 2010. The train is going down the 1 in 76 gradient from Harman's Cross to Herston with a Norden to Swanage service. Photo Andrew P.M. Wright

Ian Riley's ex-L.M.S. Black Five 5MT 4-6-0 No 44871 arrived on the Swanage Railway on 31st May 2010 hauling the Swanage Belle railtour from London to Swanage. The loco then remained at Swanage and ran the Swanage Railway's scheduled service trains from Tuesday 1st to Friday 4th June 2010, and ran alongside No. 34028 Eddystone on the Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, presenting an all-steam line-up reminiscent of the days of the old Somerset and Dorset workings.

Swanage Railway's official photographer & press officer Andrew P.M. Wright has supplied numerous photos of the locomotives in service on the Swanage Railway on 2nd, 3rd & 4th June 2010. Swanage.

We have provided a page of photos for each of the 3 days:
1) 2nd June 2010 here
2) 3rd June 2010 here
3) 4th June 2010 here
To see the full set of photos, please follow the links

Black Five no. 44871 approaches Corfe Castle station bound for Harman's Cross and Swanage on 4th June 2010. Photo Andrew P.M. Wright

No 44871 secured its place in history when it took part in the famous Fifteen Guinea Special on the 11th August 1968. This train was the last steam hauled, main line passenger train that ran on British Railways. Now owned by Riley and Son (e) Ltd, the locomotive has recently undergone an extensive overhaul to mainline standards.