THE Swanley New Barn Railway kicked off the new year by supporting agood cause, raising valuable funds for a national charity.
The Kent line’s annual charity event was held on January 1, in aid of the British Heart Foundation.
All operable home-based steam locomotives were in action. These included 2-4-0 ‘Tinkerbell’Sir Goss built by J Goss and J Haylock in 1981; 0-4-2T‘Tinkerbell’Mrs Darling built by PJackson in 2017; 2-6-2T‘Tinkerbell’Owd Rosie built by J Stubbs in 1993; and 0-4-4-0T Single Fairlie Y Sgwar built by PBeevers in 2021.