Other Standard Gauge Locomotives Gallery

Mogul locomotive No. 8314 with bomb damage in 1941

A 4300 Mogul locomotive, No. 8314, lies amongst the debris following an air raid in Weymouth on 17th January 1941. Star Class locomotive, Princess Charlotte, can be seen to the right of the photograph and has escaped the worst of the damage. The south coast of Britain was easy prey for the German Luftwaffe based in Northern France, and the ports of Weymouth and Portland were prime targets for bombers due to their naval connections

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No 4573 Prairie Tank Locomotive at Chipping Norton Station, 1960

A view of Chipping Norton station in Oxfordshire, taken in 1960, showing the station buildings and the 2-6-2 45XX class locomotive, built 1924.
The station opened in 1855 and closed in December 1962

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1960, 1960s, 2 6 2 Oxfordshire, 45xx, Chipping Norton, Prairie, Station, Station Building, Tank

Farewell to steam on the Western Region, 1965

The last steam locomotive, No 7029, to run on the Western Region network

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7029, Farewell, Last Steam, Steam