This boiler trolley, or Flatrol, was built by the London & North
Western Railway at Earlstown in 1911. It has a carrying capacity
of 15 tons and is one of 11 such vehicles built. It received
its last general repair by BR at Earlstown in 1950. In common
with several other vehicles it was purchased by Tunnel Cement
Company and came to the K&ESR in 1977. It was fully overhauled
and in 1979 repainted in grey with L&NWR lettering. It
has proved ideal for carrying a JCB during civil engineering
work, but by the mid 1990’s was due for further extensive
restoration.
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