No. 6880 Betton Grange
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Betton Grange running at last!
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New-build GWR 4-6-0 No. 6880 Betton Grange ran for the first time when it was steamed in the yard at Tyseley locomotive Works on Thursday, April 11 – opening a new chapter in Great Western Railway history.
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Betton Grange heads for Severn Valley – but only after the spring gala!
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New-build GWR 4-6-0 No. 6880 Betton Grange – which, as reported in Heritage Railway issue 317 had been booked to feature in the Severn Valley Railway’s April 18-21 Spring Steam Gala – will no longer take part in the event, it has been announced.
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Issue 316
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With Heritage Railway magazine, you can keep up to date with essential railway news, days out and lots more! You won’t want to miss issue number 316 of Heritage Railway magazine.
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Betton Grange members’ launch postponed
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The private steaming of new-build GWR 4-6-0 No. 6800 Betton Grange, due to have taken place at Tyseley Locomotive Works on Saturday, January 13, has been postponed.
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Quiet progress has ‘Grange’ on coursefor 2020 debut
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PROGRESS on the project to construct the 81st Collett ‘Grange’ – No. 6880 Betton Grange – continues at Tyseley and Llangollen, with a view to having the 4-6-0 in traffic next year. Work on the loco at Tyseley Locomotive Works is running slightly behind the original schedule, but the rebuild of the ‘Swindon No. 1’ boiler…
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New Grange approaches the finish line
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By Paul Appleton New-build No. 6880 Betton Grange has spent the winter at Tyseley Locomotive Works following the completion of boiler work there in order to finish off a number of other outstanding tasks prior to its return to Llangollen, where it should steam for the first time this summer. As is often the case…
