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The 4709 Group will build a tenth locomotive in Churchward’s 47XX series.

Designed to haul heavy overnight freight trains into London from the west and south west, the 47XX were powerful and before being withdrawn, often used on fully loaded weekend passenger excursions.

4709 – The Ultimate British 2–8–0
Donors - the biggest givers
Apr 12

Apr 12 Donors - the biggest givers

Paul Perton
4709 news

Donors equal money coming into the project. It’s easy to forget ten locos that sat at Barry for sixty years…

4709's tender
Mar 5

Mar 5 4709's tender

Paul Perton
4709 news

Sat at Didcot for decades, 4709’s tender will soon return, coupled to our 2-8-0 monster

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