S160 2253 - ex US Army Transportation Corps locomotive

Guest locomotive S160 2253, an ex US Army Transportation Corps locomotive that was built by Baldwins in Philadelphia, USA, in 1943, has joined the displays at the museum. It has works number 69469 and is one of more than 4000 similar locomotives built between 1943 and 1946 to serve the US Military in Europe, Africa and parts of Asia. The locomotive was first shipped to England, landing in May 1943 and allocated to the LNER, shedded at Leeds Neville Hill. It worked for 15 months before being shipped to France in September 1944, and formed part of the successful war effort to liberate Europe from Nazi oppression. It was eventually sold as part of the Marshall Plan to the PKP, Polish State Railways, where it worked successfully until 1985, when it was finally withdrawn at Olesnica works. It was then bought by UK locomotive owning company SPS and moved to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, arriving in October 1992. It ran on the NYMR for seven years, covering 41,000 miles before boiler issues stopped the engine. The locomotive can now be seen the Collection building at NRM Shildon.

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Website
www.nrm.org.uk/PlanaVisit/Events/shildon-S160.aspx

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//ne000065?id=EVENT515132