3437 Isabel

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Based at Epping Ongar Railway in Essex.

Built in 1919 by Hawthorn Leslie.

Delivered to ICI's Blackley plant where it worked for 60 years.

Upon withdrawal, 3437 was initially preserved on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, then fell under the care of the Somerset and Dorset Trust, both at Radstock North, then Washford after closure of the former site.

 The locomotive first steamed in preservation in 2005, before Isabel was sold to another owner where she was rarely used and later sold to the Epping Ongar Railway in 2012.

Previously ran from 2005-2014.

Last major overhaul was completed in July 2017.

Boiler ticket expires in 2027.

Painted in lined Maroon livery.

Currently operational for special events and leisurely seasons.