London & North Eastern Railway 2-6-0 No. 61994 (3442) 'The Great Marquess'
Balbuthie, Fife, UK 		Location: Balbuthie Railway and Farming Museum
Status: Display
Posted: Apr 18, 2023 @ 11:04:21 by Russell Newman
After being on display for Five years in the Scottish Railway Preservation Society’s Scottish Railway Museum at Bo’ness since being withdrawn from service in 2017, ex LNER K4 Class 2-6-0 Mogul No. 61994 "The Great Marquess" has now left the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway as she is being relocated to the Balbuthie Railway and Farming Museum and Visotor Centre at her owner John Camron’s Farm at Balbuthie in Fife, Scotland, where No. 61994 "The Great Marquess" will now be on public display for now alongside former LNER A4 Pacific No. 60009 "Union of South Africa".
Posted: Mar 27, 2023 @ 14:03:52 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex LNER K4 Class 2-6-0 Mogul No. 61994 "The Great Marquess" is now being prepaired to leave the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway, having been on display in the Scottish Railway Preservation Society’s Scottish Railway Museum at Bo’ness since 2017. No. 61994 has been shunted outside to be ready to be loaded onto a low loader to take her to her new home at John Camron’s Railway and Farming Visitor Centre on his Farm at Balbuthie in Fife, Scotland, where No. 61994 will be on display next to ex LNER A4 Pacific No. 60009 "Union of South Africa" in an adapted barn there.
Posted: Nov 12, 2022 @ 11:11:54 by Russell Newman
News has come that the sole surviving former LNER K4 Class 2-6-0 Mogul No. 61994 "The Great Marquess" will be leaving the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway soon and relocating to her owner John Camron’s farm at Balbuthie in Fife, Scotland for display as planning permission for his Railway and Farming Visitor Centre has been given the go ahead. Having been withdrawn from service in 2017 after working her last trains at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway then, No. 61994 will join ex LNER A4 Pacific No. 60009 "Union of South Africa" on display in an adapted barn at Balbuthie in Fife, Scotland, where both ex LNER locomotives will still be accessed by members of the public still.
Posted: Sep 22, 2017 @ 14:09:27 by Russell Newman
LNER K4 No. 61994 "The Great Marquess" has been moved to the Bo ness and Kinneil Railway where it will go on display in the SRPS Museum there for the time being.
Posted: Sep 11, 2017 @ 14:09:46 by Russell Newman
LNER K4 No. 61994 "The Great Marquess" has now left the North Yorkshire Moors Railway as its now being moved to go on display at John Cameron s Railway and Farming Museum on his farmland in Fife Scotland. The K4 Mogul may under go some cosmetic work before it goes on display.
Posted: Jan 11, 2017 @ 14:01:56 by Russell Newman
It looks as if 61994 The Great Marquess may never steam or be out running on the mainline or heritage railways again following the sad news that her current owner John Cameron plans to put her on display at a prepose railway muesum on his farmland in Fife Scotland. Where it will be joined by LNER A4 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa when her mainline and boiler ticket runs out in 2019. Till then 61994 is currently in store at Gromont Shed on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
Posted: Apr 25, 2016 @ 07:04:28 by Russell Newman
61994 is currently at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway awaiting for some repairs.
Posted: Mar 11, 2006 @ 13:03:28 by Steve Frost
Nigel Gresley's class K4 design for the West Highland line to Fort William featured his 3 cylinder conjugated valve gear design. The loco carries the name 'The Great Marquess' and has a brass bell donated by the Pennsylvania RR because it had the same class name as the famous Pennsy K4 pacifics. In 1998, it developed a problem with the crank axle and hasn't run since. However, a new crank axle is to be made at Ian Riley's Bury works where the wheels will also receive new tyres. The rest of the overhaul will take place at the workshops of L&NWR at Crewe.