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29/12/22
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06/01/20
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28/12/19
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27/12/19
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23/10/19
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14/04/18
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03/01/18
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24/12/17
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30/09/17
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09/05/17
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13/12/14
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15/10/14
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21/09/14
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12/07/14
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02/06/14
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30/04/14
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16/03/14
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13/03/14
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28/02/14
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20/02/14
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19/12/13
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6/12/13
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17/03/13
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14/02/13
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13/02/13
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01/02/13
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15/01/13
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13/01/13
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01/01/13
2010 and 2011 Archive news pages now posted.

29/12/12
Workshop news and 2008 and 2009 Archive news pages now posted.

27/12/12
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22/12/12
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11/12/12
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09/12/12
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03/12/12
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STANIER ‘BLACK 5’ – 45163

Welcome to the website for Stanier Black Five steam locomotive No. 45163. This locomotive was rescued from Barry scrapyard in 1987 and is now at the Colne Valley Railway in Essex being restored by a group of volunteer enthusiasts with the aim of getting it back to full working order.

On this website you can find out more about the project including the history of the locomotive, details about our facilities and the latest news regarding progress as well as find out about how you could help the project.

 

 

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