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Old 1st November 2015, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Pedlers mate View Post
I believe it was discarded in a Tarmac quarry in Somerset(?) and Tarmac apprentices were set on to restore it but the amount of boiler work required was too much for them so Tarmac gifted it to the museum. Apparently that was something like 20 years ago?
Her first post restoration appearance was Weeting 1997. No canopy at that time.
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