Steam & Heritage
HISTORY was made in the Forest of Dean on July 12, when LSWR ‘T3’ 4-4-0 No. 563 passed its boiler exam at the Flour Mill locomotive restoration workshops – the boiler is now signed off for 175psi, bringing the 1893-built loco’s return ever closer.
After the test was completed, No. 563 was also able to make its first tentative moves in the heritage era under its own steam.
563 Locomotive Group chairman Nathan Au, who is a volunteer driver
