Hunslet Austerity No 22 First Weekend at the North Norfolk Railway 

No.22 Has arrived at the railway to help run the seasons trains and we look at its first weekend in traffic.
Built in 1956 by the Hunslet Engine Co. its original purpose was to haul trains for the National Coal Board. A powerful tank engine class, No. 22 was built to the design used to supply engines for the Ministry of Defence hence its description of “Austerity”. The locomotive officially retired from service in 1978 and was then purchased by the Appleby-Frodingham Railway Preservation Society in 1997. The Society then undertook a large-scale restoration project with No. 22 returning to steam in 2010 in the smart maroon livery of the United Steel Companies. She has since worked on several heritage railways and will be a regular performer on the NNR for the 2024 season.