North British Loco (NBL) Preservation Group

  • Help save North British tank for possible repatriation

    Help save North British tank for possible repatriation

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    AN appeal has been launched to save a North British 4-8-2T from being scrapped in South Africa – and maybe to return it to Britain for overhaul to working order. The North British Locomotion Preservation Group is offering £25 shares in 3ft 6in gauge No. 25916 of 1945, one of the last survivors of a…

  • Appeal to save North British 4-8-2 tank engine

    Appeal to save North British 4-8-2 tank engine

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    THE UK-based North British Loco (NBL) Preservation Group has announced an urgent appeal for funds to preserve North British-built, heavy duty 4-8-2T locomotive No. 25916.  The 1,067mm-gauge loco was one of 42 similar locos built for industrial use in South Africa between 1929 and 1955.  Over the years, most of them have been scrapped, but the…

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