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7903 'Foremarke Hall' at Barry scrapyard in 1980

7903 'Foremarke Hall' at Barry scrapyard in 1980
Taken in Woodham's scrapyard on Barry island over 15 yrs after it arrived. Fortunately 7903 was rescued 18 months later and fully restored.

92134, the 9F loco on the left actually departed the scrapyard several months before Foremarke Hall, but has yet to be fully restored. I last saw 92134 when it was stored on the North Yorks Moors Railway in 1981 but it was only there for a few months before moving to Essex where it remained until March of this year when it was taken by road to the East Lancashire Railway to complete its restoration.

A scan from a Kodachrome 64 slide

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 Polyrus
Polyrus has replied
Thank you, Gudrun. I was one of the majority who though all these locos at Barry were beyond redemption ;-)
7 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus has replied
Many thanks, Jaap. I never dreamt that this could make Explore and I only uploaded it as a leader for my next image ;-)
7 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus has replied
Yes George...and almost unbelievable that over 200 locos were recovered from this scrapyard. Mostly through the efforts and donations from ordinary fans of steam engines.
7 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Oooh, lovely rust!
7 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus has replied
Indeed. A pity it was on both sides...the out side and the in side....as it took longer to resuscitate.
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.

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