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Following a record-breaking Christmas Spectacular festive concert series at the Thursford Collection, John Cushing has told our reporter that 1920 Burrell DCC 8hp No. 3227 Victory is to be put back to steam and is away under repair at this very moment in East Anglia at Craftmaster Restorations, Over, Cambridgeshire under Jamie Allen’s skilled hands. The project is being overseen by local Foster Lord of the Isles owner and trustee of the Thursford Collection, Andrew Waling.
was the first showman’s restored in the collection, some 12 years after and , the two-speed engines, so it’s fitting to see it come back to life again. In fact George Cushing bought the engine in 1947.
