Steam Locomotive Information

Here are the notes for NCB Bold Colliery (War Department) No. 7 'Robert' (75091, Running as 68067), a 0-6-0ST located in Loughborough, Leicestershire. If you have additional information about this locomotive, and would like to share it, click the Add Note button.

Posted: Feb 27, 2026 @ 19:02:30 by Russell Newman
After its visit to the Swanage Railway, the Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department No. 75091) No. 7 "Robert"), will be visiting the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) for the first time for their Spring Steam Gala from the 24th to 26th of April 2026.

Posted: Feb 5, 2026 @ 19:02:40 by Russell Newman
The Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department No. 75091) No. 7 "Robert"), will be the second Austerity 0-6-0ST visiting the Swanage Railway along side its sister, ex War Department, Longmoor Military Railway and National Coal Board, Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns built Austerity 0-6-0ST (WD No. 75189) No. 152 "Rennes", for the first time for their Spring Steam Gala the 27th to 29th of March 2026.

Posted: Jun 29, 2025 @ 08:06:50 by Russell Newman
Following a boiler re-tube carried out at the nearby Locomotive Maintenance Services, the Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department No. 75091) No. 7 "Robert"), has returned home to the Great Central Railway and has a few more jobs outstanding before it can re-enter traffic again which should be soon.

Posted: Apr 9, 2025 @ 15:04:08 by Russell Newman
The Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department No. 75091) No. 7 "Robert"), is now back home to the Great Central Railway following its failed visit to the Bluebell Railway for their Branch Line Gala in March. The reason why No. 68067 failed was that it had leaking boiler tubes which the locomotive has since been repaired and is now back in service and will be operating on good Easter Friday at the Great Central Railway on not one, but two full goods trains, showcasing the strength of steam power.

Posted: Mar 12, 2025 @ 15:03:56 by Russell Newman
The Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department No. 75091) No. 7 "Robert"), has arrived at the Bluebell Railway but sadly it has a problem and has been failed and will now not operate during their Branch Line Gala, from the 14th to 16th of March 2025, as instead No. 68067 will now be on display in the yard at Sheffield Park, and its place working trains will be taken by Bluebell based ex Southern Railway Bulleid rebuilt Battle of Britain Class light Pacific No. 34059 "Sir Archibald Sinclair".

Posted: Feb 8, 2025 @ 12:02:23 by Russell Newman
This is the history and detail of the Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department No. 75091) No. 7 "Robert"). This locomotive was built in 1943 to a Hunslet Engine Company design by Hudswell Clarke of Leeds for the Ministry of Defence and entered service as WD75091. From new, the locomotive was sent to the War Department’s Transportation Store Depot at Marchwood in Hampshire in November 1943, after which, the loco spent time at Southampton Docks on loan to the Southern Railway as its first location during its long and colourful career. Between 1943 and 1945, it was deployed at Norton Fitzwarren near Taunton, a Central Ordnance Depot used by the US Army. When the war in Europe ended in 1945, it returned to Marchwood before moving to King’s Newton in Derbyshire—a Transportation Stores Depot. In March 1947, the locomotive was transferred to Thatcham in Berkshire, serving as a general stores sub-depot, and then returned to King’s Newton in December 1948. Along with many other Austerity locomotives, WD75091 was acquired by the National Coal Board. In October 1950, it was sent to Holly Bank Colliery near Wolverhampton, where it was renumbered as No. 2. After Holly Bank Colliery closed in December 1952, the locomotive moved to Littleton Colliery in Staffordshire in 1959, Littleton itself closing in December 1993. It later moved between several collieries before arriving at Bold Colliery near St Helens in February 1978, where it was named "Robert". While at Bold, it was prepared for and participated in the Rocket 150 celebrations at nearby Rainhill in 1980. The locomotive was withdrawn and sold for preservation in 1982, eventually being preserved at the Crewe Heritage Centre. In 2007, it was purchased by Roger Hibbert and moved to Quorn & Woodhouse on the Great Central Railway (GCR), arriving in November 2007. Since then, it has undergone a full restoration to working order and returning to service in 2017. Now renumbered as No. 68067—taking the number from the scrapped J94 class locomotive WD71474 that was sheded at Colwick in BR days (withdrawn in 1971)—the locomotive spent 2018 at the Midland Railway Butterley. After a year-long loan to them, it was based at the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) until its time there was curtailed by Covid-19 in late 2020. It then enjoyed an extended stint at the Llangollen Railway in Wales and spent time at the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway before returning to the GCR in January 2025, since then No. 68067 ("Robert") has been a very popular locomotive at the Great Central Railway and out on the heritage railway circuit too.

Posted: Feb 7, 2025 @ 06:02:01 by Russell Newman
The Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department No. 75091) No. 7 "Robert"), will be visiting the Bluebell Railway for the very first time for their Branch Line Gala, from the 14th to 16th of March 2025.

Posted: Jan 8, 2025 @ 05:01:02 by Russell Newman
After being away on loan to other heritage railways for the last few years, the Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department No. 75091) No. 7 "Robert"), is returing home to the Great Central Railway and will be running during their Winter Steam Gala from the 23rd to 26th of January 2025.

Posted: Apr 16, 2024 @ 12:04:15 by Russell Newman
After being on loan to the Llangollen Railway for a few years, Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department No. 75091) No. 7 "Robert"), has relocated to the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway to go on loan for the 2024 season there.

Posted: Aug 26, 2022 @ 06:08:03 by Russell Newman
Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department) No. 7 "Robert") is visiting the Llangollen Railway for a few weeks from late August till mid September 2022 to cover steam operations there while Llangollen based ex GWR Heavy freight 2884 Class 2-8-0 No. 3802 is finishing up on repairs.

Posted: Dec 20, 2020 @ 13:12:35 by Russell Newman
Having not worked any trains at the Great Central Railway Nottingham through 2020, Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 ("Robert") has returned home to the Great Central Railway at Loughborough.

Posted: Apr 20, 2020 @ 12:04:08 by Russell Newman
No. 68067 is currently staying on at the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) at Ruddington in Nottinghamshire for another season there for 2020 when the current situation is over.

Posted: Feb 10, 2019 @ 05:02:57 by Russell Newman
No. 68067 is going on hire to the GCRs sister line the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) at Ruddington in Nottinghamshire for the 2019 season there.

Posted: Jan 15, 2019 @ 10:01:37 by Russell Newman
68067 is back home at the Great Central Railway having been on hire to the Midland Railway Centre last year.

Posted: Feb 1, 2018 @ 04:02:02 by Russell Newman
68067 is going on loan to the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley in Derbyshire to help out for the 2018 season there.

Posted: Nov 7, 2017 @ 14:11:01 by Russell Newman
Now mocked up J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 aka "Robert" under went test runs at the Great Central Railway today. If all goes well No. 68067 will make its debut at the GCR s Last Hurrah of the season gala on the weekend of the 18th & 19th November.

Posted: Jun 15, 2017 @ 13:06:39 by Russell Newman
Hudswell Clark built Austerity 0-6-0ST "Robert" now J94 68067 was steamed for the very first time since the 1980 s at the Great Central Railway today where it also moved under its own steam for the first time as well.

Posted: Apr 7, 2017 @ 17:04:14 by Russell Newman
The Hudswell Clark built Austerity 0-6-0ST "Robert" is in the final stages of its restoration to running order at the Great Central Railway. And when back in service it will run as J94 68067, an engine that was sheded at colwick.

Posted: Mar 15, 2013 @ 08:03:06 by hayden bolton
currently under going a major overhaul at GCR (loughborough)once completed it will be going into BR black at the owners request, will be hauling passenger trains once overhaul is completed

Posted: Jun 22, 2008 @ 15:06:16 by Phil Horton
The photo shows Ex War Department No. 75091 (NCB no. 7) 'Robert', a 0-6-0ST taking part in the 150th anniversary of the Rainhill Trials for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, at Rainhill in Liverpool in May 1980. At the time the loco was still active at the nearby National Coal Board Bold Colliery.


NCB Bold Colliery (War Department) 0-6-0ST No. 7 'Robert' (75091, Running as 68067) Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK	Location: Great Central Railway Status: Operational