Gros plan du conducteur et du pompier sur la semelle de la locomotive Wealden Pullman no 76017, en marche arrière jusqu'au train, à la gare de Tenterden Town,
5458 x 3624 px | 46,2 x 30,7 cm | 18,2 x 12,1 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
16 juin 2024
Lieu:
Tenterden Town Station, Tenterden, Kent
Informations supplémentaires:
76017 was completed in June 1953 at Horwich and was allocated from new to the Southern Region, based at Eastleigh Shed. Its duties at Eastleigh covered freight, semi fast or all stopping turns to Southampton and Bournemouth. These locomotives were built for intermediate passenger and cross-country work, and were smaller than the Standard 75000 class. They were based closely on the LMS 43000 Ivatt 2-6-0 class which was introduced in 1947 but were still being built in 1952. The 43000 class were built at Horwich, Doncaster and Darlington. The last one built at Horwich was in January 1952 whilst at Doncaster the last one was completed in September 1952. The first engines of the 76000 class were completed at both Horwich and Doncaster in December 1952 only three months after the last 43000 class locomotive entered service. 76114 which was the last member of the Standard class to be completed in October 1957 it was also the last steam locomotive to be constructed at Doncaster. It is interesting to note that six of the 43000 class engines remained in service until 1968 whilst all of the 76000 class were gone by the previous year. Of these six three were built in 1948, two in 1949 and one in 1951. In September 1954 while working the 7:00am Banbury to Eastleigh goods, the driver lost control, and 76017 ran through the catch point and down the embankment. No one was hurt and 76017 was rescued by the Eastleigh and Fratton cranes. 76017 moved from Eastleigh to Salisbury in February 1960 where it remained based until withdrawal in July 1965. After being withdrawn from service the locomotive was sold for scrap to Woodham Brothers and it arrived in their scrapyard in Barry in January 1966 and remained there until January 1974.
