BR-built Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T No.41313 has been added to the line up for the Spa Valley Railway's Summer Steam Up (now renamed the Southern Steam Up!), taking place on Saturday/Sunday 17/18 June, joining SE&CR O1 class 0-6-0 No.65 (visiting from the Bluebell Railway) and the line's other operational locomotives for 2023 - ex-SR 'Battle of Britain' pacific No.34072 '257 Squadron', CR 812 class 0-6-0 No.828 (subject to completion of axlebox repairs) & Hunslet 0-6-0 No.2890.
No.41313 is visiting from the Isle of Wight Steam Railway and making it's first visit to the mainland since 2017 when it ran at the East Somerset Railway following the completion of it's contract overhaul at Cranmore. No.41313 also had a short spell in 1953 based at Three Bridges Depot (75E) and may have travelled over the line to Tunbridge Wells during that time.
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Tony