Image 699, demonstration freight, Quainton Road station
699, demonstration freight, Quainton Road station
699, demonstration freight, Quainton Road station 699 'Swanscombe' is believed to be the oldest surviving Andrew Barclay locomotive in the United Kingdom. It is seen here leading a demonstration freight at Quinton Road something that it has not done for four years due to extensive repairs following a failure in 2009. The locomotive was purchased by a Quainton Road Society (QRS) member in 1965 moving to the fledgling Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in 1969 and, after a full restoration, returned to steam in 1975 featuring in the children's TV programme Play School. Keywords: 699 demonstration freight Quainton Road station Swanscombe
699, demonstration freight, Quainton Road station 699 'Swanscombe' is believed to be the oldest surviving Andrew Barclay locomotive in the United Kingdom. It is seen here leading a demonstration freight at Quinton Road something that it has not done for four years due to extensive repairs following a failure in 2009. The locomotive was purchased by a Quainton Road Society (QRS) member in 1965 moving to the fledgling Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in 1969 and, after a full restoration, returned to steam in 1975 featuring in the children's TV programme Play School. Keywords: 699 demonstration freight Quainton Road station Swanscombe


699 'Swanscombe' is believed to be the oldest surviving Andrew

Barclay locomotive in the United Kingdom. It is seen here leading a demonstration freight at Quinton Road something that it has not done for four years due to extensive repairs following a failure in 2009. The locomotive was purchased by a Quainton Road Society (QRS) member in 1965 moving to the fledgling Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in 1969 and, after a full restoration, returned to steam in 1975 featuring in the children's TV programme Play School.