Oliver Cromwell

[ffutures]

I see the steam excursion trains are running from Paddington again - Oliver Cromwell just went by my house



pulling a load of carriages. Unfortunately it was on the track nearest the house and half concealed by the wall on the other side of the road, so I couldn't get a picture of my own.

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[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Oh - that's a very handsome engine!

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Just been looking it up - It's actually a fairly late design from 1951, and the last locomotive to be given a full overhaul by British Railways before they abandoned steam. I think Bittern, which does this run occasionally, is actually a prettier engine, but Cromwell has more of an aura of brute power.