Following restoration in October 2009 after twenty three years out of use 08220 appears to be receiving some minor repairs as it is seen here being shunted around the yard at the Great Central Railway (North) headquarters, Ruddington, 27th February 2010.

Locomotive History
Originally 13290 and then D3290 it was built at Derby in 1956 and allocated to Nottingham MPD. It was transferred to Crewe ten years later on the closure of Nottingham MPD in 1966 where it would remain until withdrawal. It received it last classified repair at Swindon works in March 1978 and this repair would keep 08220 in traffic for another eight years until withdrawn in March 1986. Following withdrawal it was sold as a source of spares and moved to Carnforth where it would slowly decay for almost twenty years. After a spell in a farmers yard at Wrenbury from 2006 it arrived at Ruddington in October 2008 and after twenty three years of neglect has been fully restored. On the 7th August 2014 it left Ruddington and arrived at the EMD depot at Longport on hire to become the depot pilot.

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08220 heads a trio of locomotives (the others being Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn 0-6-0 saddle tanks No. 56 and No.63) being shunted around the yard at the Great Central Railway (North) headquarters, Ruddington, by 20154, 27th February 2010.

Locomotive History
Originally 13290 and then D3290 it was built at Derby works in 1956 and allocated to Nottingham MPD. It was transferred to Crewe ten years later on the closure of Nottingham MPD in 1966 where it would remain until withdrawal. It received it last classified repair at Swindon works in March 1978 and this repair would keep 08220 in traffic for another eight years until withdrawn in March 1986. Following withdrawal it was sold as a source of spares and moved to Carnforth where it would slowly decay for almost twenty years. After a spell at a contractors yard at Wrenbury from 2006 it arrived at Ruddington in October 2008 and after twenty three years of neglect has been fully restored.

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20154 engaged in a bit of yard shunting at the Great Central Railway (North) headquarters, Ruddington, 27th February 2010.

Locomotive History
20154 was originally D8154 it was built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry works in 1966 and was allocated new to Toton. It stayed at Toton until the 1980’s when it was transferred to Immingham, Tinsley and Eastfield before ending its days back at Toton. It received its last classified repair at Derby works in 1987 and was withdrawn from Toton in April 1993. In 1999 it was sold to the English Electric Preservation Group and moved to the Churnet Valley Railway until it arrived at Ruddington in 2007.

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20154 engaged in a bit of yard shunting at the Great Central Railway (North) headquarters, Ruddington, 27th February 2010.

Locomotive History
Originally D8154 it was built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry works in 1966 and was allocated new to Toton. It stayed at Toton until the 1980’s when it was transferred to Immingham, Tinsley and Eastfield before ending its days back at Toton from where it was withdrawn in April 1993.

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