Douglas On The Mid Hants Railway
In 2000, the Mid Hants Railway in Hampshire converted a Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST class engine into a tender engine, a move which was greeted by a negative reaction from rail fans. This rebuilt locomotive poses as Douglas for special events.
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