NCB1 Maesteg (War Department) 0-6-0 No. 2890 (75041) 'Douglas'
Bury, Lancashire, UK 		Location: East Lancashire Railway
Status: Operational
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Posted: Mar 19, 2025 @ 06:03:43 by Russell Newman
The ex War Department rebuilt Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 tender conversion No. 2890 "Douglas", is visiting the visiting the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway for the very first time to be part of the line up for their Hunslet Gala from the 27th to 29th of June 2025.
Posted: Jul 18, 2024 @ 02:07:55 by TERRY WALLACE
THE PHOTO SHOWN IS NOT HE 2890 BUT HORWICH 420/1896 BR 52322
Posted: Nov 4, 2023 @ 10:11:31 by Russell Newman
Having been on hire to the Spa Valley Railway since June 2021, the ex War Department rebuilt Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 tender conversion No. 2890 "Douglas" has now left the railway and has returned back home to the East Lancashire Railway at Bury in Lancashire, where her owner Andy Booth and his team will carry out some work on the locomotive over the winter.
Posted: Jan 11, 2023 @ 13:01:55 by Russell Newman
The ex War Department rebuilt Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 tender conversion No. 2890 "Douglas" will be staying on at the Spa Valley Railway for another year to work the 2023 season there.
Posted: May 20, 2021 @ 13:05:59 by Russell Newman
The rebuilt Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 tender conversion No. 2890 "Douglas" will be going on loan to the Spa Valley Railway for the 2021 and 2022 seasons starting from the end of May 2021.
Posted: Mar 15, 2020 @ 13:03:00 by Russell Newman
No. 2890 "Douglas" has now been given a British Railways make over and carries BR Number No. 52345. Which was the number from a long since scrapped Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway A Class 0-6-0 Goods. Which was added to No. 2890 by her owner during the East Lancashire Railway’s Spring Steam Gala.
Posted: Jan 31, 2020 @ 13:01:15 by Russell Newman
The rebuilt Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 Tender Loco No. 2890 "Douglas" is to go on a medium term loan to the Spa Valley Railway in Kent this summer. No. 2890 will arrive in mid June there and is on hire to the railway until at least March 2021.
Posted: Mar 2, 2019 @ 09:03:33 by Russell Newman
No. 2890 "Douglas" is located at its base at the East Lancashire Railway at Bury Lancashire.
Posted: Feb 15, 2019 @ 14:02:42 by Russell Newman
No. 2890 "Douglas" is back at the East Lancashire Railway and is in service during the Half Term week there.
Posted: Jan 26, 2019 @ 09:01:22 by Russell Newman
No. 2890 "Douglas" is back home to the East Lancashire Railway having arrived back there in December.
Posted: Mar 26, 2018 @ 13:03:54 by Russell Newman
No. 2890 "Douglas" has now arrived at the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire for its long stay there. The loco will enter traffic there this Easter.
Posted: Feb 28, 2018 @ 12:02:23 by Russell Newman
The rebuilt Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 Tender Loco No. 2890 "Douglas" will be leaving the East Lancashire Railway from mid March as it is going on loan to the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) at Ruddington for the 2018 season there but could be staying longer.
Posted: Oct 6, 2017 @ 10:10:55 by Russell Newman
The rebuilt Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 Tender Loco No. 2890 "Douglas" has moved to the East Lancashire Railway where it has gone on hire to them but could be staying longer?
Posted: Sep 9, 2017 @ 08:09:59 by Russell Newman
The rebuilt Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 Tender Loco "Douglas" has been steamed and test run at the Ribble Steam Railway today. There is still some work to be done like painting still but the loco is now back in service.
Posted: Jul 4, 2016 @ 07:07:07 by Russell Newman
Douglas is being overhauled in the workshops at the Ribble Steam Railway having been sold to them a few years ago.
Posted: Jun 6, 2015 @ 13:06:34 by Russell Newman
Douglas has moved to the Ribble Steam Railway at Preston Docks in Lancashire.
Posted: Mar 29, 2008 @ 10:03:49 by Keith Dexter
WD 0-6-0ST Hunslet c/n 2890, 1943, rebuilt Hunslet c/n 3882,1962.
Posted: Feb 21, 2004 @ 12:02:09 by Craig Smith
The "Barbara." is no longer a 0-6-0st anymore. It was rebuild as #10 Douglas a 0-6-0. The Barbara is Douglas now used for Day Out With Thomas events at Alresford, Hampshire