Railway Herald
Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 No. 11 'Fiji' is dropping down from the loco-shed prior to setting back into the station for another run around the Statfold Barn Railway on 4th June 2016. Built in Leeds in 1912 she was shipped to Fiji to work for the Lautoka Sugar Mill where their railway system extended for over 80 miles. Replaced by diesels during the 1960s she somehow survived scrapping for nearly 50 years before arriving back in the UK during 2011. No. 11 re-entered service during February 2014 after a major restoration project in the Statfold Barn workshops. Of note are the fully functioning signal gantry and shunt signals visible behind No. 11's tender.
Bob Woolnough
