The Churnet Valley Railway has announced that LMS ‘4F' No. 44422 has returned to the Staffordshire.
44422 is one of the railway's former flagship locomotives and is returning to the Churnet Valley Railway after nearly ten years.
The first members of the North Staffordshire Railway Company initially saved the 4F from Barry Scrapyard and moved to Cheddleton in 1977.
4Fs were a popular sight in North Staffordshire following their introduction in 1927.
44422 is not in working order. However, the Churnet Valley Railway will be completing a full assessment in 2020.
The current view is that the Churnet Valley Railway will return this popular locomotive to service.
We are looking forward to seeing what happens to 44422 and seeing in back in steam soon!
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I’ve never seen an LMS 4F although 4 preserved so definitely a positive.
Hope one day 44123 will be fully restored to working condition just like 44422 when it is going again
This Is great news I remember this loco very well at the Churnet Valley Railway from a very early age as I’ve grown up with this loco as a volunteer at the railway.