NCB1 Cadley Hill Colliery (War Department) 0-6-0ST No. 'Swiftsure' (75008)
Tenterden, Kent, UK 		Location: Kent & East Sussex Railway
Status: Overhaul
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Posted: Jan 7, 2024 @ 13:01:32 by Russell Newman
Located at the Kent & East Sussex Railway at Tenterden in Kent, ex War Department Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" has now been withdrawn from service for its 10 year overhaul which is starting to get underway.
Posted: May 28, 2023 @ 10:05:45 by Anthony Furnival
Remains at the Kent & East Sussex Railway as of the May 2023 Steam Up event.
Posted: Jan 16, 2023 @ 13:01:38 by Russell Newman
The ex War Department Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" is still located at the Kent & East Sussex Railway at Tenterden in Kent, where the locomotive is to remain on hire to them for the 2023 season.
Posted: Nov 3, 2022 @ 11:11:17 by Russell Newman
The ex War Department Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" is currently located at the Kent & East Sussex Railway at Tenterden in Kent, where it relocated to be extra motive power there.
Posted: Apr 11, 2022 @ 14:04:16 by Russell Newman
The ex War Department Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" has gone on a hired visit to the Kent & East Sussex Railway as extra motive power to them over their spring and summer season this year.
Posted: Jul 14, 2021 @ 12:07:42 by Russell Newman
Former War Department Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" has left the Mid Norfolk Railway and has been relocated to the Dean Forest Railway at Norchard in Gloucestershire.
Posted: Feb 28, 2020 @ 10:02:12 by Russell Newman
Ex War Department Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" has been repainted into the dark blue livery of the legendry Longmoor Military Railway.
Posted: Mar 4, 2019 @ 05:03:35 by Russell Newman
The former WD Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" is located at the Mid-Norfolk Railway at Dereham in Norfolk where it is on loan to them.
Posted: Jan 20, 2019 @ 09:01:50 by Russell Newman
WD Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" is still located at the Mid-Norfolk Railway at Dereham, Norfolk. Where the locomotive is to stay on for the 2019 season there and will starting the steam running season early this year from March.
Posted: Oct 26, 2018 @ 12:10:30 by Russell Newman
The ex War Department Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" is currently located at the Mid-Norfolk Railway at Dereham in Norfolk. Where the locomotive is staying over the winter and possibly for the 2019 season there.
Posted: Jun 16, 2018 @ 11:06:40 by Russell Newman
WD Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" has relocated to the Mid-Norfolk Railway at Dereham in Norfolk. Where it has gone on loan for the summer season to along side GWR 0-6-0PT No. 9466 as its airbrake equipment is useful for working on the Mid Norfolk Railways airbrake BR Mark II Sets.
Posted: May 23, 2018 @ 13:05:48 by Russell Newman
The ex War Department Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" has been rostered to take part in the Dean Forest Railway s Royal Forest of Steam event on the weekend of the 15th to the 17th of June 2018. Replacing a unavailable No. 34 "Portbury" from the Bristol Harbour Railway for the event.
Posted: Feb 7, 2018 @ 13:02:14 by Russell Newman
The WD Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure" is currently at the Dean Forest Railway where it has been since last summer. Its been having some work done on it there by Western Steam Engineering which has seen new boiler tubes fitted and work carried out on the regulator, steam brake and various fittings. Its also had a new smokebox door fitted as well. Its unknown if 75008 will return to the Nene Valley Railway or go on hire to another preserved railway for the 2018 season?
Posted: Nov 29, 2015 @ 14:11:57 by Russell Newman
The J94 No. 75008 "Swiftsure" has gone on loan to the Nene Valley Railway for a 5 year stay.
Posted: May 16, 2008 @ 14:05:23 by Phil Horton
Ex War Department No. 'Swiftsure' at Bodmin Parkway while working on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway in September 2003
Posted: Mar 9, 2006 @ 15:03:59 by Steve Frost
March 2006. Purchased by the Strathspey Railway so will be moving from one end of the UK almost to the other. Should be arriving at Aviemore this month.