6990 Witherslack Hall
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Based at Great Central Railway in Loughborough, Leicestershire.
Built in April 1948 by Hawkesworth at Swindon,
Withdrawn from service in December 1965.
It has a Hawksworth 4000 tender fitted.
Owned by the Witherslack Hall Locomotive Society.
First ran in preservation from 1986-1992.
2nd boiler ticket between 1996-2001.
3rd boiler ticket between 2015-2022.
Last overhaul was completed in 2023.
Boiler ticket expires in 2033.
Painted in BR Brunswick lined Green livery with early crest.
Currently operational.
In 2026 withdrawn for boiler retubing, ticket extension till 2030.