LNER Route: Leicester to Marylebone

Staverton Road: gcrsr30

LNER 4-6-0 Class B17/4 No 2862 'Manchester United' is seen working hard at the head of a down express train circa 1946. Built by Robert Stephenson & Company in January 1937 No 2862 was renumbered by the LNER in 1946 as No 1662 and again by British Railways post 1948 as No 61662 which it retained until it was withdrawn from service in December 1959 from 30A Stratford shed.

Bernard Dodd writes, 'you might be interested to know that Heritage Railway Magazine reported on 25th January 2014 that around two million supporters of Manchester United across the world are to be asked to contribute to the £1.8 million project – which will recreate scrapped LNER B17 4-6-0 No 61662 Manchester United. The scheme is being promoted by the North British Locomotive Preservation Group, which aims to have the locomotive built to main line standards as an ambassador both for the steam movement and the football club itself. It believes that the locomotive could be built within five years'.

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