30777 вђ Sir Lamiel Great Central Railway вђ The Uk Sођ No.30777 belongs to the “king arthur” class of express passenger locomotives introduced by the southern railway in 1918, the large driving wheels making it capable of high speed running at up to 90 mph. the locomotives were associated with the express services to the west country running from waterloo station to, for example, salisbury and. High on the agenda was the re tubing of southern railway king arthur class 4 6 0 no.30777 "sir lamiel". on 7th april, 2015 graham wignall photographed tom tighe feeding the small tubes up to the boiler ready for installation.
30777 вђ Sir Lamiel Great Central Railway вђ The Uk Sођ Since then sir lamiel has been a regular performer on the main line. following some heavy maintenance on the main driving wheels and bearings at tyseley and loughborough in late 2012 it emerged in southern railway malachite livery as 777 for the first time having previously carried southern railway olive green as 777 and in british railways brunswick green as 30777. The photograph from malcolm shows just how appropriate the appearance of no.92220 is and illustrates the strong link between this class and the annesley to woodford runners (windcutters to enthusiasts) in the last years of the great central main line. further details of malcolm's sighting will be published in main line no.164. This is old footage from 2008 showing 30777 sir lamiel on dalesman tours on the s&c line. not the best footage as i had a sony handycam that wasn't hd. Disposition. under overhaul. southern railway 777 sir lamiel is an n15 "king arthur" class 4 6 0 steam locomotive built for the southern railway by the north british locomotive company in june 1925, and withdrawn from service in october 1961. the locomotive is named after a fictional minor knight of the round table named sir lamiel of cardiff.
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