Date: 11/08/2014

DERBY City Council has its own steam locomotive worth £350,000. The engine, one of the last made in the city, is currently pulling trains on the Severn Valley Railway, between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. Bought in 1972 with the help of a grant from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, its existence may come as a surprise. It certainly has to several councillors who the Derby Telegraph has spoken to. We can reveal that, until at least 2019, it is the subject of a loan agreement between Derby Museums Trust now responsible for the authority’s historic assets and The Midland Railway Trust, Butterley. They, in turn, have rented it out to Severn Valley Railway, so it can be used to raise cash towards its own boiler refit next year.

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Caprotti Standard class 5 no 73129 gleams in the autumn sunshine as it runs round its train at Rawtenstall in October 2010 during a stay on the East Lancashire Railway. In this view from the end of the station platform the level crossing and signalbox at Rawtenstall West can also be seen.
Location: Rawtenstall
Company: East Lancashire Railway
25/10/2010 Malcolm Chattwood

The only Caprotti valve geared Standard 5 4-6-0 still in existence, no 73129, normally on the Midland Railway, is seen at Keighley on 9 October 2010 having just arrived with the 1455 hrs from Oxenhope.
Location: Keighley
Company: Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
09/10/2010 John McIntyre