With a good head of steam on the Stour Valley, Holden E4 62781 copes with a not insignificant load on its drawbar at Chappel Wakes & Colne on 27 March 1954. Having led an itinerant life with a few years weathering the Pennine winters, it returned to Cambridge in December 1949.
After decades of dormancy, another product of the Lima Locomotive Works has taken a bold step toward revival. In recent months, several members of our engine crew have been working alongside the newly formed team leading the restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio Steam Locomotive 614.