The 6880 Society have announced that work has started on the tender for new build GWR steam locomotive No.6880 Betton Grange.

The Society has an agreement in place with the owner of 2-8-0 No.3814 to hire the 4,000-gallon tender off of the locomotive for use on 6880 Betton Grange.

The team at the society have started sanding down the metalwork of the tender to prepare it for painting into BR Western Green.

This is another major step in getting 6880 to steaming for the first time and becoming the 81st Grange locomotive.

Move to Tyseley

If you didn’t know, 6880 Betton Grange recently moved from the Llangollen Railway to the Tyseley Locomotive Works for its boiler to be fitted to the frames.

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