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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Locomotives involved in the Charfield Train crash

The Midland Railway class ‘3F’ 0-6-0s were introduced in 1885. Here class member 43593, allocated to Gloucester Barnwood, is southbound through Hinton in the summer of 1962 on the afternoon freight from Evesham to Ashchurch, the line shut completely in 1963.

Picture from http://www.hintononthegreen.org.uk/hinton-village-history-railway.html
No 714 built for the Midland Railway and pictured here with Jubilee 4-6-0 No. 5612 at Derby on the 21.9.47. In the background is brand new No. 2285

Picture from http://steverabone.com/RailwayPhotos/GER_British_Photos.htm

Great Western's maid of all work, the '4300' Mogul class, was first introduced in 1911. Picture below shows
6381 at Southampton in 1949. More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_4300_Class

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