TCDD1 (WD2) 2-8-0 No. 45170 (554)
Bo'ness, West Lothian, UK 		Location: Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
Status: Display
Abbreviation Expansion English
1 TCDD Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari Turkish State Railways
2 WD War Department War Department
Posted: Jan 26, 2022 @ 12:01:30 by Russell Newman
The ex WD Turkish Railways 8F 2-8-0 No. 554 "Sir William McAlpine" has now been moved into the Scottish Railway Preservation Society’s brand new engineering workshop at Bo’ness for her muched needed restoration since been repartiated from Turkey. Work on the tender will recommence and an assessment of the locomotive is to be made along with further fundraising schemes to help with the restoration for No. 554 to steam again.
Posted: Nov 16, 2019 @ 09:11:11 by Russell Newman
It has been confirmed that former WD Turkish Railways 8F 2-8-0 No. 45170 "Sir William McAlpine" is to be restored to its original 1940s War Department condition and livery with its original War Department number No. 554.
Posted: Feb 12, 2019 @ 13:02:58 by Russell Newman
Former WD Turkish Railways 8F No. 45170 "Sir William McAlpine" has had a new smokebox door delivered which has been made to the original LMS style to replace the later Turkish style smokebox door that was fitted in Turkey.
Posted: Oct 11, 2018 @ 13:10:40 by Russell Newman
The former TCDD (WD) 8F 2-8-0 No. 45170 is to be named "Sir William McAlpine" when fully restored. In memory of the late Sir William who had played a very big part in railway preservation.
Posted: Nov 7, 2014 @ 05:11:05 by Russell Newman
The 8F No" 45170 is moving to Scotland having been bought by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society for restoration to working order and to mainline standards.
Posted: Jan 28, 2011 @ 05:01:09 by Steve Frost
This is one of the LMS design 8F locos supplied to Turkey during the Second World War. The UK was unable to fulfill a prewar order for some locomotives and diverted a batch of locos intended for use by the British Army. Check out the album photo of the tender axlebox cover which has WD on it, for War Department.

It has many features added whilst in Turkey. The German style smokebox door, the air reservoir on the running plate, the electric generator near the chimney and the cowcatcher. The air pump is on the opposite side of the smokebox. However, it still shows its LMS origins.

Posted: Jan 22, 2011 @ 12:01:06 by Steve Frost
The loco arrived at Portbury and has now moved to Shildon for display. It will eventually be moved to Hepscott in Northumberland for restoration to working order once they have finished work on BR 2-6-0 76084.
Posted: Dec 21, 2010 @ 15:12:28 by Steve Frost
45170 has been bought by a group of British enthusiasts and moved by rail to Alsanak where it was loaded onto a ship bound for the UK on November 23rd or 24th 2010. Sister loco 45166 is also involved in the purchase and was also loaded onto the same ship. They are expected to arrive at Portbury in mid December.