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B12 Tender returns back home

For those that are supporting the restoration of the B12 what better news than to hear that its tender has returned home from Riley's, It...

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Jan 291 min read

B12 Update

An in-depth update has gone out to the Loco club members (https://www.mandgn.org/the-loco-club) to get the updates. In short we have...

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May 25, 20231 min read

B12 Update

B12s the engines chassis and tender have now been delivered to Riley & Son (E) Ltd, and work has already commenced in the dismantling of...

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Apr 22, 20231 min read

B12 Chassis and Tender on the Move to Riley & Son (E)

On Monday (17th April), immediately after the end of the Spring Steam Festival, the B12 began its journey to Riley’s Heywood Locomotive...

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Jan 26, 20231 min read

B12 Chassis and tender to Riley & Son (E) for overhaul

The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society are pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with Riley & Son (E) Ltd, for...

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Mar 24, 20221 min read

B12 Colour Vote

The results of the B12 Colour Vote are in. Of the 882 members that voter, 551 voted LNER Green, and 331 Voted Lined black, so the B12...

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Jan 12, 20221 min read

Buy this Society book and help with the B12’s overhaul

A Pictorial History of the B12s is a 168-page book of B12 photos and captions produced specifically to support 8572’s restoration. It...

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Dec 17, 20212 min read

B12 livery to be decided by members

B12/3 8572/61572 was withdrawn from traffic on Sunday 31st October 2021 for overhaul and speculation is already rife on the livery it...

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