Volunteers are appealing for funds to repair the Main Traction Generator of historic locomotive 45132.

The generator is being repaired by a specialist company, and the group of volunteers – known as Team 45 – is asking members of the public to donate towards the cost of this repair, aiming to raise £7,500.

They want to ensure that this iconic, ex-British Railways class 45 locomotive runs on the Epping Ongar Railway again in 2023.

Everything else on the locomotive has been tested and is in operational order, so the only thing preventing the loco hauling trains again is the generator repair, which the volunteers of Team 45 are unable to carry out themselves.

They do, however, have the necessary skills required to re-install the generator when it returns from the repair company.

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