A historic steam locomotive is set to leave the Isle of Wight for a new life in the Midlands.
The 1918 Barclay 0-6-0T locomotive Ajax, which has spent more than 50 years on the Isle of Wight, is leaving the Isle of Wight Steam Railway to join the Northampton and Lamport Railway.
Having been a working locomotive in the past, Ajax has more recently been a feature of the Train Story Rail Discovery Centre.
The IW Steam Railway, which has a collection of 13 steam locomotives, decided to seek a new home for Ajax, as it was surplus to requirements and would be better suited to operational use elsewhere.
Peter Taylor, chair, said: "We’re delighted to have found a new home for Ajax where she will be returned to steam and will operate in service again for people’s enjoyment."
Ajax, after being withdrawn from industrial service in 1968, was bought by Henry Frampton-Jones and loaned to the IWSR in 1972.
After a full overhaul, it was back in service until 2014 when it was withdrawn again and subsequently placed on display in Train Story.
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