Funding needed to restore the Metropolitan No.1 steam train

The restoration of the last surviving Metropolitian line E-Class steam locomotive is underway, and the owners are fundraising to complete the work in time for its 125th birthday.
(c) Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
Built in 1898, Metropolitan No.1 is the sole surviving example of the E-Class 0-4-4 designed for use on the Baker Street to Verney Junction service. The locomotive hauled the last steam-hauled LT passenger train in 1961, and survived in use until 1965, when it narrowly survived being s