BALDWIN ‘S160’ 2-8-0 No. 2253 has returned to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) after a major 2½-year rebuild by Northern Steam Engineering at Stockton.
It arrived at New Bridge Yard on February 13 sporting an attractive lined maroon livery.
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On February 20 it was hauled from Pickering to Grosmont, where the overhaul will be completed and commissioning trials undertaken.
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In June it is expected to move to the Dartmouth Steam Railway on a 10-year loan.
No. 2253 was built for the USA Transportation Corps (USATC) in 1943 and has been owned by Peter Best since its sale by the NYMR in late-2013.
Read more in the March 2019 issue of The RM – on sale now!