A visit back to the Dartmoor Railway in West Devon, were a guest loco had made a visit to the line, USATC S100 Class no. 30075, or Class 62 62-669.

This locomotive is based on the USATC "S100" that where built in America from 1942 to 1944.
30075 (or 62-669) was built in Croatia in 1960. 30075 was purchased by a group known as Project 62 in the early 90's and was rebuilt a couple times before entering service in 2004.

Because of my huge interest in American-designed locomotives, it was my intention to get 30075 as I had missed chances in the past.

30075 is seen here working on the Dartmoor Railway running between Okehampton and Meldon Quarry on the old Southern Railway 'Withered Arm' route. Because its pushing its stock to Meldon from Okehampton as the last 2 mile section is a push-pull line.
Historically a USATC tank like 30075 did work at Meldon Quarry untill the mid to late 1960's, so 30075's visit on the line is authentic for the class of its type.

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