WELSH Highland Railway flagship and narrow gauge icon Hunslet 2-6-2T No. 901 of 1906 Russell completed a test run in preparation for the line’s July 30/31 special event, which marked the centenary of passenger services on the original WHR.
July 9 saw Russell make a rare excursion off its Welsh Highland Heritage Railway home line and onto the main Welsh Highland route for the test run.
The sole-surviving WHR steam locomotive, previous venture on the main