Santa Special Train
by Gordon James
Title
Santa Special Train
Artist
Gordon James
Medium
Photograph - Photography Digital
Description
Thomas the Tank Engine dressed ready for the Nene Valley Railway (NVR) Santa Specials.
The 0-6-0T engine No. 1800 was built by Hudswell Clarke in 1947 at about the time when Rev.W Awdry wrote his second book in which Thomas appeared. The little blue engine spent its entire working life at the British Sugar Corporation Peterborough factory pushing wagons of sugar beet up an incline until the day came when a diesel engine replaced the steam power of Thomas.
The Peterborough Railway Society purchased this little engine on 9th September 1973 and he was moved to the Nene Valley Railway, where he has since delighted his friends and children of all ages.
The Nene Valley Railway considers its Thomas to be the "official" Thomas the Tank Engine, because it was named by Thomas' creator, the Rev. W. Awdry, in 1971.
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November 15th, 2022
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