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MINIATURES LET OFF STEAM AT CHESTER-LE-STREET

First up was Jamie Fearnley’s 6in Burrell showman’s engine that was built by Martin Young, and then bought by Jamie in 2019. Always up for a challenge, the Burrell completed a John O’Groats to Land’s End Run in September 2020 which only took ten days to complete, after which it came off the road for a well-deserved restoration. Now back on the rally scene, the engine made the trip to Chester-le-Street from its Leeds base under its own power, and did the same on the way home.

Staying with the showman’s theme was Daniel I’Anson’s 4in Burrell scenic engine that was originally scratch-built and

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