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SR Merchant Navy Class No 35018 'British India Line' at Carnforth - Light Test Run - 18th May 2017

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SR Merchant Navy class 4-6-2 No. 35018 'British India Line' at Carnforth on 18th May 2018 on a light test run to Hellifield and back. This is the steam locos first run on the mainline since it was withdrawn from service in 1964.

Today it carried the nameplates of another SR loco 'Bodmin'
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A light test run involving SR Merchant Navy class 4-6-2 No. 35018 'British India Line' took place at Carnforth, with the locomotive heading to Hellifield and returning. The loco carried nameplates from another SR locomotive, 'Bodmin'. The event marked its first mainline run since being withdrawn in 1964. The video includes mentions of British Railways and West Coast Railways as operators, with headcode 5M51 noted.

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  • Platform ID ClYOeCDTwyo
  • Views 5,151
  • Date published 18 May 2017 21:14
  • Date added 5 Jun 2026 09:01
  • Recorded 18 May 2018
  • Locomotives 1
  • Headcodes 1
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