This is a compilation of shots of No.828 already shown in my previous videos.As stated in their programme this was a real coup for the SVR -- the magnificent Caledonian Railway '812 Class' 0-6-0 No. 828 makes the 450-mile journey by low loader from Aviemore for what is not only its first working appearances south o' the border, but also the first time the locomotive has steamed in anger anywhere outside the confines of the Strathspey Railway. Elegantly attired In the distinctive 'Caledonian blue' livery with black and white lining, No. 828 was restored for only the second time in preservation at the Strathspey Railway in July last year, following a £220,000 overhaul which involved the rolling of a brand new boiler barrel. The boiler work was undertaken as a contract by Riley & Son at Bury. On its return to passenger duties at the Strathspey Railway, the engine acquitted itself convincingly, running no fewer than 6,500 miles during the second half of 2010.
As BR No. 57566 allocated to Ardrossan shed (67D) on the North Ayrshire coast, the St. Rollox (1899) built engine was one of the last working Caledonian Railway locomotives, and it was largely this which persuaded the Scottish Locomotive Preservation Trust Fund to make a rescue bid, buying the engine upon withdrawal by BR in August 1963 for its scrap value of £900. In 1966 the locomotive returned to St. Rollox Works for cosmetic overhaul and then spent 14 years on display at Glasgow Transport Museum, before going to the Strathspey Railway in October 1980.
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