Report and photos by John Horton
A Eurostar train which was once used on the White Rose service out of King’s Cross while GNER’s class 91s were being overhauled has arrived today (January 9) at the Locomotive Storage Limited depot in Margate.
The train was most recently withdrawn from service in France and dumped on a section of track. It was heavily stripped of useful components prior to withdrawal and then vandalised shortly afterwards.
The train was offered to Locomotive Storage, based alongside Hornby’s on the Ramsgate Road, and arrived back in the UK via Allelys Heavy Haulage which moved the power car and the coach from France to Derby for a CIA Eric paint job and then to Margate.
The Eurostar is the latest addition to Locomotive Storage which has a collection including steam locos Bittern and Black 5 and a Clerestory observation car.
I know Hornby used to have a museum/display place but is this storage place open to the public?
They hope to open it to the public but that has not happened yet, other than an open event last year
Good afternoon. Allelys Heavy Haulage moved the power car and the coach from France to Derby and then down to Margate. They did not come via the tunnel but on the back of our trucks on DFDS ferry from Dunkerque to Dover
Hi Robert, I shall correct that now
Thanks for that correction – appreciated.