GWR Pannier locomotive 9466 has been made available for hire over the Christmas period, according to owner Jonathan Jones Pratt.
 
Its current home, the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, do not require the locomotive's services in December, which makes it a prime time for another railway to hire the locomotive.
 
The locomotive is available for hire in December only, the locomotive has been running at the EVR successfully in October, and it is planned to be used additionally in November.
 
Ecclesbourne plans to use the locomotive for most of 2021 from April to September, so the available hire is only a short period.
 
About 9466
 
One of the last designs produced for the GWR by Hawksworth.
 
The class first appeared in 1947, just before the GWR became the Western Region under British Railways.
 
9466 was built by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns in 1951, with the engine being allocated to Worcester (85A) in early 1952.
 
Michael Holden.