Spa Valley secures steam future with Jinty purchase
The Spa Valley Railway in Tunbridge Wells has announced that it is to purchase LMS Jinty 47493 from present owner Barry Buckfield, who has owned the former Barry scrapyard locomotive since 1972. The railway has launched a fundraising appeal to raise up to £200,000 to cover the purchase of the loco and to complete its overhaul. The loco first arrived at the Spa Valley for overhaul in 2000, entering service in 2004, and proved to be the perfect asset for the railway, hauling ty
