B1 61306 'Mayflower' to move to North Norfolk Railway

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Norfolkman
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B1 61306 'Mayflower' to move to North Norfolk Railway

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The North Norfolk Railway has announced today that it is to be the new home for BR (ER) B1 61306 'Mayflower' following it's sale to a new owner. The loco will move to the NNR next week and will appear in the railway's Grand Steam Gala at the end of this month. The mouth watering prospect lies ahead of it double heading with the only other LNER apple green 4-6-0 B12 8572. http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/page.php?pid=40
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Re: B1 61306 'Mayflower' to move to North Norfolk Railway

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61306 is en route - due to arrive at the NNR first thing tomorrow. :D
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Re: B1 61306 'Mayflower' to move to North Norfolk Railway

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Whats more interesting is who the custodians are, none other than the A1SLT

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Brian
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Re: B1 61306 'Mayflower' to move to North Norfolk Railway

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Read all about it at:
http://www.a1steam.com/index.php?option ... Itemid=123
(recreating pre-war Grantham in model form http://www.lner.info/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9076.
Forthcoming exhibition appearances: Newcastle (Nov 2023); York (Easter 2024); Bristol (May 2024)
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