Snow Globe City of Wells. Free UK Shipping. This snow globe has a photograph of the Steam Locomotive City of Wells. This photograph of the locomotive was taken at Pickering Railway Station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway back in 2019. The steam locomotive was the guest locomotive to launch the start of the operating season on the railway line.

34092 was constructed at Brighton Works in 1949 and later that year it was named Wells which was changed to City of Wells in 1950. It was initially allocated to Stewarts Lane where it worked out of Victoria to the Kent coast.

After the electrification of the Kent lines the locomotive was moved to Salisbury in May 1961 from where it operated over the main line between Exeter and Waterloo. In its late service it was attached to 4,500 gallon tender rather than the initial 5,500 gallon tender which it was originally fitted with. The replacement tender had previously been attached to 34051 Winston Churchill.

Because of the problems with insufficient lifting of the exhaust smoke by this class of locomotive British Railways had fitted 34064 Fighter Command with a Giesl ejector chimney in 1962 on the grounds that a desired spark arrestor would suffocate an ordinary blastpipe. The ejector improved smoke deflection and fuel consumption, allowing it to steam well with low-grade coal. In 1986 the owners of City of Wells had a similar fitment made which resulted in the locomotive having improved fuel economy, better lifting of the exhaust and more power output.

The snow globe has the same photograph used on both sides. One side has text printed on the picture, reading ‘City of Wells’.

Snow Globe City of Wells, comes in a white gift box with a gift tag included. The snow globe is plastic with a silver base and has lots of snow inside. They are posted in a strong cardboard mailing box for protection. They make a stunning all year round gift but are most popular for Christmas presents.

These photographs are also available to purchase as Christmas baubles

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