Fowler Diesel 4220001 Charles Wake #3

by Gordon James

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Fowler Diesel 4220001 Charles Wake #3

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Gordon James

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Photograph - Photography Digital

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Fowler diesel 4220001 "Charles Wake" at Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Hunsbury Hill Country Park. This image was taken on 2nd May 2021 after it’s recent repaint.

Fowler 4220001 Charles Wake was
Built in 1959. It is a Leeds Fowler 0-4-0 locomotive.

The original owner Fisons at Stanford-Le-Hope in Essex, put the loco to work at Avonmouth Docks near Bristol. 

The shunter was declared surplus to requirements, and was stored in a siding until it was delivered to Hunsbury in 1998 for restoration.

It was named Charles Wake in honour of former NIRT President and driver Charles Wake, who passed away in 2005. 

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May 4th, 2021

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