Josh_Searle published Rail enthusiasts want help to restore locomotive that used to sit...

A group of railway enthusiasts are trying to revive an 82-year-old locomotive which used to sit behind Leatherhead Leisure Centre.The Hawthorn Leslie 3837 Preservation Society purchased the old vehicle in 2010 from Mole Valley District Council for just £1 – plus 18p VAT – and have been trying to restore it back to working condition ever since.It was built in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1934 by the Hawthorn Leslie company, withdrawn in 1969 and then presented to the council for...

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