To mark the 45th anniversary of the last day of operation of the Sutton Miniature Railway (7th October 1962), a 'Sutton 45' event was held at the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, over the weekend of 6th/7th October 2007. All of the resident 'Sutton Collection' locomotives were present and correct, Sutton Belle, Sutton Flyer, the Guest railcar and 10 coaches (plus some extra stock to cope with the crowds!)
However something was missing... Sutton had a third steam loco, a rebuilt Bassett Lowke class 10 atlantic called 'Prince of Wales' (built for Sutton as 'Mighty Atom'). This loco does still survive in the ownership of the last operator of the Sutton line, but it has not run since 1953. However in a cunning act of impersonation, the CCLR had repainted Austin Moss' atlantic Red Dragon in Sutton colours and carrying the name Prince of Wales as a stand-in.
To say the paint job has transformed the look of the loco is an understatement, and happily the livery is set to be worn for the foreseeable future, complete with SMR on the tender. I'm so impressed there are more than a couple of pictures of the loco in this collection. |
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Prince of Wales awaits departure from North Sea Lane. 640x480 |
The railcar arrives with some non-Sutton stock. 640x480 |
Red Dragon's alternative splashers were on display. 640x480 |
The railcar arrives at Lakeside heading south. 640x480 |
Prince of Wales poses at Kingsway. 640x480 |
Another view of Prince of Wales. 640x480 |
A side on view at Kingsway before ECS shunt. 640x480 |
Prince of Wales awaits departure at Kingsway. 640x480 |
The railcar at Kingsway awaiting arrival of the next train. 640x480 |
Sutton Belle crosses Meridian Road. 640x480 |
John and Kristian exchange tokens at the Meridian loop. 640x480 |
Sutton Belle makes a sprint around the loop. 640x480 |
Sutton Flyer heads uphill towards the loop. 640x480 |
Flyer heads into the loop, where Belle is waiting. 640x480 |
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