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    From main line to branch line

    Feb 15, 2022 4 minutes
    By Cedric Johns

    IT IS not often that these pages reflect the dedication of experienced locomotive engineers, especially those responsible for the repair, maintenance and overhaul of main line engines which in action delight rail tour passengers, linesiders and photographers alike.

    Such men rarely seek the limelight, preferring instead to concentrate their energies and thoughts on keeping their respective charges in good running order and financially viable by hiring them out to rail tour promoters and others interested in live steam.

    An example of these dedicated men is in this instance Steve Underhill, who during a period of 30 years was the chief mechanical engineer responsible and latterly, LMS 4-6-2 No. 6201 .

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