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Taken from the brake van, this view of vbt 'Chaloner' of 1877 was caught during a special 50th anniversary train on the Leighton Buzzard Railway. Recreating the original first steam passenger service, with its original locomotive, this was the first time in decades that 'Chaloner' pulled a passenger train unaided (being given temporary air brakes for the purpose).

Description
Taken from the brake van, this view of vbt 'Chaloner' of 1877 was caught during a special 50th anniversary train on the Leighton Buzzard Railway. Recreating the original first steam passenger service, with its original locomotive, this was the first time in decades that 'Chaloner' pulled a passenger train unaided (being given temporary air brakes for the purpose).