Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd built 8572 with it entering use with the GER in 1928 classified as a B12. After withdrawal in 1961, it languished in several locations even being briefly returned to steam to haul a charter in 1963. Eventually, it was overhauled, a process that took until 1995 to become infamous as one of the most complex in railway preservation history, and was to be plagued with pitfalls and twists of fate. The B12 stands at Sheringham station waiting to depart with the first service train of the day, the 09.45 to Holt.
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