3770 - Norma
Hunslet - Austerity
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Oswestry
Location:
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Not In Service
Service Status:
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Awaiting Restoration
Condition:
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Steam Locomotive
Unit Type:
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3770
Running Number:
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1952
Built:
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0-6-0
Wheel Arrangement:
- Loco Brakes: Steam, Vacuum
- Train Brakes: Vacuum
Name Norma.
Built by Hunslet
Works Number 3770
Built 1952
Loco brakes steam, Train Vac,
Norma was built for the NCB and delivered new to Maesteg colliery and named as was the practice at this location after colliery managers daughters. In 1969 the loco was returned to the manufactures for overhaul, on delivery back to the South Wales Coal board the loco was reallocated to Graig Merthyr colliery. Here the engine was a regular performer until the mine shut in 1979, Norma worked its last train on the route in early 1980 in connection with waste trains. The Loco entered preservation in October 1980 moving to Oswestry, restored to working order in 1986 the loco was used at Oswestry and hired out to other preserved lines. In 1997 the loco boiler certificate expired and it is stored pending a mechanical and boiler overhaul.
Built by Hunslet
Works Number 3770
Built 1952
Loco brakes steam, Train Vac,
Norma was built for the NCB and delivered new to Maesteg colliery and named as was the practice at this location after colliery managers daughters. In 1969 the loco was returned to the manufactures for overhaul, on delivery back to the South Wales Coal board the loco was reallocated to Graig Merthyr colliery. Here the engine was a regular performer until the mine shut in 1979, Norma worked its last train on the route in early 1980 in connection with waste trains. The Loco entered preservation in October 1980 moving to Oswestry, restored to working order in 1986 the loco was used at Oswestry and hired out to other preserved lines. In 1997 the loco boiler certificate expired and it is stored pending a mechanical and boiler overhaul.
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