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Castle Rock Railway’s BR 52 Kreigslok

PannierTanker14

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One of the most out of place locomotives in the whole railway is probably the BR 52 2-10-0 German Heavy Freight Locomotive that turns up sometimes for wartime events. Owned by the the town’s local regiment since they stole it in the Second World War and somehow managed to smuggle it back to Britain, the BR 52 is a sight to behold when being put alongside the British countryside. Often looked after by the Riverside Works, the locomotive is very much in steam. It doesn’t get steamed up often but when it does, the whole countryside shakes as it passes. Still painted in the colours the local regiment ‘found’ it in, and with the braces for the Anti-Aircraft gun still on it’s tender, it is a stark reminder of the war. 

(And also: Turkey was given a whole lot of these big beasties whilst we were giving them 8F. Our strongest loco of the time, the good ol’ 8F, was vastly outmatched by this BR 52 and were often used as shunters since they couldn’t pull trains up hills there. However I do love the TCDD colour scheme for the 8F, it’s lovely and bright. The Riverside works has one of them too!)

 

 

 

I’ve never seen a BR 52 in o gauge, so I’ll have to settle for the kit in OO gauge until one turns up.

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John Tomlinson

Your story is not quite as fictional as one might think.

 

For a number of years there was a Kriegslok at the Nene Valley, and also I believe another at Bressingham. Although not used by BR, they nonetheless have crossed the Channel.

 

The Gloucester and Warwickshire had/ have an 8F repatriated from Turkey which for a while was in TCDD livery, I remember it came to the GC in that condition for a visit.

 

John.

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PannierTanker14
2 hours ago, John Tomlinson said:

Your story is not quite as fictional as one might think.

 

For a number of years there was a Kriegslok at the Nene Valley, and also I believe another at Bressingham. Although not used by BR, they nonetheless have crossed the Channel.

 

The Gloucester and Warwickshire had/ have an 8F repatriated from Turkey which for a while was in TCDD livery, I remember it came to the GC in that condition for a visit.

 

John.

 

An actual Kreigslok in Britain? Wow that must have looked Awesome.

 

i know of the TCDD 8Fs that came back home. One living near me is at Ruddington in LMS livery (and a rather out of place looking speedometer, might I add)

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John Tomlinson

I think the Nene Valley one may have gone to Holland now, but the Bressingham one should still be there.

 

I dug out a couple of pics of the TCDD 8F at the GC, dated 9th April 2011, and these should be included below. The other 8F in the lower shot is 48305, which I think still lives there.

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4 hours ago, John Tomlinson said:

I think the Nene Valley one may have gone to Holland now, but the Bressingham one should still be there.

 

I dug out a couple of pics of the TCDD 8F at the GC, dated 9th April 2011, and these should be included below. The other 8F in the lower shot is 48305, which I think still lives there.

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i might have to go find that now :smile_mini:

 

ah yes I remember seeing this one on TV. I prefer the red and black colour scheme the TCDD did with them, like the two surviving examples still in Turkey.

 

yeah 48305 is still there. So is 45305, which I still find funny.

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