Ugly No. 56 visiting from GCR(N) during 1998

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Alan Hogg - Ugly No. 56 visiting from GCR(N) during 1998

No. 56 visited Quainton from its then base at the Great Central Railway (North), Ruddington. It later moved to the Epping Ongar Railway in February 2021, along with its sister engine, No. 63. Further details of this locomotive are available on the Epping Ongar Railway website.

Builder :- Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn Date Built :- 1950 Works No. :- 7667
Running No. :- 56 Name :- n/a Wheel Arrangement :- 0-6-0ST
Tractive Effort :- 26, 850 lb Boiler Pressure :- 180 psi Cylinder Dimensions :- 18" x 26"
Weight :- 53t 0c Driving Wheel Dia. :- 4' 0" Owner :- Private