71000 Duke of Gloucester has now completed 560 miles of running in on the West Somerset Railway. Tests carried out at Bristol Barton Hill and WSR running have shown there to be no mechanical defects with the locomotive.
71000 will return to Torbay Express duties as stand by locomotive for King Edward 1 on Sunday 7th August. Should the Duke not be called upon for Torbay duties, it will attend West Somerset Railway Association’s Vintage Rally, in light steam, at Norton Fitzwarren on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August.
From Thursday 4th August, 71000 will be based at Bishops Lydeard and the locomotive’s next scheduled WSR steaming will be a footplate experience course on Saturday 13th August. On Sunday 21st August, 71000 will resume as scheduled locomotive for the Torbay Express.
David Briggs
Chairman, Phoenix Heritage Rail Ltd.
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