John Oram's photos with the keyword: 'Royal Tank Regiment'

Class 45 Peak 45041 'Royal Tank Regiment' and Class 14 9529 at Wansford, Nene Valley Railway. The history of these locomotives is described in great detail at these excellent webpages davesrailphots.weebly.com/45041.html and davesrailphots.weebly.com/9529.html 200_4_P1000918E

Being in the depths of the then Southern Region as a boy, I had a special fascination with the 'Peaks' and remember being thrilled when, unexpectedly, 58 'The King's Own Royal Border Regiment' came through Havant. The remainder of what I saw - before I was able to travel more widely - were at St Pancras on services from Nottingham and Sheffield. These days then, it is still a delight to see a 'Peak'. There are two on the Great Central Railway, one of which, 45041 'Royal Tank Regiment', is delightfully preserved in BR blue. 200_P1040651

1937 Beavertail Observation Car E1719E at Loughborough in a line up which includes Class 45 45041 'Royal Tank Regiment', Class 47 D1705 'Sparrowhawk', Class 27 5401 and Deltic D9016 'Gordon Highlander'. 200_P1040635

Being in the depths of the then Southern Region as a boy, I had a special fascination with the 'Peaks' and remember being thrilled when, unexpectedly, 58 'The King's Own Royal Border Regiment' came through Havant. The remainder of what I saw - before I was able to travel more widely - were at St Pancras on services from Nottingham and Sheffield. These days then, it is still a delight to see a 'Peak'. There are two on the Great Central Railway, one of which, 45041 'Royal Tank Regiment', is delightfully preserved in BR blue. 200_P1040628

The quality and variety of preserved locomotives on the Great Central Railway is a delight. In this view at Loughborough are (from left) Class 45 45041 'Royal Tank Regiment', Class 47 D1705 'Sparrowhawk', Class 27 5401 and Deltic D9016 'Gordon Highlander'. 200_P1040632

This is the scene which greeted me at platform level at Loughborough Central, Great Central Railway. In shot (from camera) are Class 33 D6535, Deltic D9016 'Gordon Highlander', Class 27 5401, Class 47 D1705 'Sparrowhawk' and Class 45 45041 'Royal Tank Regiment'. In the distance, on the left is another Class 45 D123. 200_P1040626