GWR "Grange" class no. 6880 "Betton Grange" arrives at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Spring Gala 2024
Date: 27th May, 2024
Photograph Reference: P91995
Camera: Sony A77
ISO: 250
Exposure Time: 1/800sec
Exposure Time: 1/800sec
Aperture: F6.3
Focal Length: 16mm
Modifications: RAW modified
Taken during the line's "Great Western Workhorses" event, and one of three visiting locomotives, all of which were new builds. This locomotive was perhaps the Star of the Show as this was its first public event since it had been completed, at the beginning of 2024.
Again, no original members of the class made it into preservation. This locomotive was reconstructed by the 6880 Betton Grange Society using components from donor locomotives including "Modified Hall" class no. 7929 "Willington Hall".