Section 8B.1 - 1969 to 1998
Journey from Blackley to Bridgnorth July 1969
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale' being loaded on Caudles
Low Loader at I.C.I. Blackley prior to
its journey along the M6 Motorway
to S.V.R. Bridgnorth in July 1969.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0ST HL No.3437 of 1919 'Isabel'
and 0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale' at Blackley Works of I.C.I.
Ltd., Dyestuffs Division. HE686 is already
loaded on the low loader prior to its
journey to S.V.R. Bridgnorth in July 1969.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale' near Altringham on its
journey from ICI Blackley to SVR
Bridgnorth in July 1969.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale' waiting for a police escort at Altringham on its journey from I.C.I. Blackley to S.V.R.
Bridgnorth in July 1969.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale' waiting for a police
escort at Altringham on its journey from I.C.I. Blackley to S.V.R.
Bridgnorth in July 1969.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 'The Lady Armaghdale' heads down the M6 Motorway on the Journey from I.C.I. Blackley to S.V.R. Bridgnorth
in July 1969.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady
Armaghdale' still on CaudlesLow
Loader after arriving at S.V.R.
Bridgnorth in July 1969.
(photo: David Cooke)
Visit to Tyseley, Birmingham in 1983 and 1986
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady
Armaghdale' arriving at The Birmingham
Railway Museum, Tyseley in April 1983.
(photo: Robin Jones)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady
Armaghdale' arriving at the Birmingham
Railway Museum. Tyseley in April 1983.
(photo: Robin Jones)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady
Armaghdale' at Birmingham Railway
Museum, Tyseley in May 1983.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady
Armaghdale' on location at Birmingham
Railway Museum (Tyseley) in June 1983.
(photo: Robin Jones)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady
Armaghdale' on location at Birmingham
Railway Museum (Tyseley) in June 1983.
(photo: Robin Jones)
0-4-0ST P No.1722 of 1926 'Rocket' and
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale' at the Birmingham
Railway Museum in July 1983.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-4-0ST P No.1722 of 1926 (in GWR livery)
and 0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale' on the turntable at
(Tyseley) in July 1983.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady
Armaghdale' at Tyseley during its second
visit to the Birmingham Railway Museum
in July 1986.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady
Armaghdale' at Tyseley during its second
visit to the Birmingham Railway Museum
in July 1986.
(photo: David Cooke)
Visit to Crewe Heritage Centre in August 1988
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady
Armaghdale' at the Railway Heritage
Centre, Crewe in August 1988.
(photo: David Cooke)
LMS 4-6-2 No.6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
and 0-6-0T HE No.686 'The Lady Armaghdale'
at the Crewe Heritage Centre in August 1988.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale'
on Location at the Railway Heritage Centre,
Crewe in August 1988. Soon after this event
the locomotive would be withdrawn for
overhaul, not returning to active service
until March 1994 but then as 'Thomas
the Tank Engine' in Blue Livery.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale'
at the Crewe Railway Heritage Centre
in August 1988.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale'
at the Crewe Railway Heritage Centre
in August 1988.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE686 of 1898 'The Lady Armaghdale' at the Crewe Railway Heritage Centre in August 1988.
(photo: coutesy of John Sherratt)
0-6-0T HE686 as 'Thomas the Tank Engine' 1994 - 1998
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 making its
first ever appearance in blue livery
as 'Thomas the Tank Engine' at
GWS Didcot in March
1994.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery as
'Thomas the Tank Engine' at Pontypool
& Blaenavon Railway in July 1994.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery as 'Thomas the Tank Engine' at Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway in July 1994.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery
as 'Thomas the Tank Engine' on location
at GWS Didcot in October 1995.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery as
'Thomas the Tank Engine' on Location at
GWS Didcot in October 1995.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery as
'Thomas the Tank Engine' on Location at Llangollen Railway in October 1995.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery as
'Thomas the Tank Engine' on location at Llangollen Railway in October 1995.
(photo: David Cooke)
In blue ivery as 'Thomas
the Tank Engine' at Glyn
Dyfrdwy, Llangollen Rly.
in October 1995.
(photo: David Cooke)
In blue livery as 'Thomas
the Tank Engine' at Glyn
Dyfrdwy, Llangollen Rly.
in October 1995.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery
as 'Thomas the Tank Engine' at Wallingford
on the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway
in April 1996.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery as
'Thomas the Tank Engine' at Cholsey on
the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway
in April 1996.
(photo: David Cooke)
View from train hauled by 0-6-0T HE686 of 1898
In blue livery as 'Thomas the Tank Engine' on the
Cholsey & Wallingford Railway in April 1996.
(photo: David Cooke)
In blue livery as 'Thomas
the Tank Engine' at Cholsey
on the Cholsey & Wallingford
Railway in April 1996.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery
as 'Thomas the Tank Engine' at Leeds
on the Middleton Railway in May 1996.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery as 'Thomas the Tank Engine' at Leeds on the Middleton Railway in May 1996.
(photo: David Cooke)
In blue livery as 'Thomas
the Tank Engine' at Leeds
on the Middleton
Railway in May 1996.
(photo: David Cooke)
Inblue livery as 'Thomas
the Tank Engine' at Leeds
on the Middleton
Railway in May 1996.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE686 of 1898
in blue livery as 'Thomas
the Tank Engine' with The
Fat Controller at Bressingham
Steam Museum in August 1996.
Photographer Unknown
In blue livery as 'Thomas
the Tank Engine' at the
Gwili Railway in April 1998.
(photo: courtesy of Robin Jones)
in blue livery as 'Thomas
the Tank Engine' at the
Gwili Railway in April 1998.
(photo: courtesy of Robin Jones)
0-6-0T HE No.686 in blue livery as 'Thomas
the Tank Engine' at Bury on the East Lancs.
Railway in May 1998.
(photo: David Cooke)
0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue livery as
'Thomas the Tank Engine' at Bury on the
East Lancs. Railway in
May 1998.
(photo: David Cooke)