Great Eastern Railway 0-4-0 Class 209 (LNER Class Y5) No. 229 shunts a Ruston & Hornsby 48DS in the Darlington Railway Preservation Society sidings at the 1861 shed during the Titans of Steam event at Hopetown Museum in celebration of 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington Railway This event also marked the first time that GER No. 229 has ever ran under its own steam in preservation . . . _________________________________________ #greateasternrailway #railway200 #stocktonanddarlingtonrailway #ra

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