30757 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' was one of three locos owned by the PDSWJR and ended her days as works shunter at Eastleigh where she's depicted here during the course of a works open day in 1956. 30757 continued in that role until her withdrawal in December of that year.

Taken from a passing train, we see Fowler 2P 4-4-0 No. 40601 being serviced at Branksome. The date is not known but the full British Railways legend is still on the tender.

In May 1966 Stanier Black 5 44700 poses outside Glasgow's St. Rollox shed whilst a classmate loooks on.

45545 'PLANET' was an Ivatt rebuild of the Fowler Patriot class 4-6-0. The loco is seen here awaiting her fate at Carlisle (Upperby) on August 26th 1964. 45545, an Upperby based engine, had been withdrawn in the June and was cut up in November.

One that got away. Stanier Princess 4-6-2 No. 46200 ' Princess Royal has been stored pending the preservation that never happened.The loco is seen here awaiting her fate at Carlisle (Upperby) on August 26th 1964. 46200 had been a Kingmoor engine and had languished pending her fate since withdrawal nearly 2 years previously. Her end was nigh though as she was cut up at Coatbridge only a month after this shot was taken.

Stanier pacific 46238 'CITY OF CARLISLE' is nicely lit at Willesden shed in June 1964 not long before all the class survivors were summarily and surprisingly withdrawn.
I had the good fortune to photograph 46238 in steam at her home shed of Carlisle (Upperby) in the coming August but she was to last only a month after that.
THAT LINK OPENS IN A NEW WINDOW.

Stanier 8F 48744 has been bulled up for the last day of steam at Buxton shed on March 4th 1968. Most of the locos atround that day were in quite decrepit external condition. 48744 was, apparently, a Bolton-based engine at this time but she was withdrawn the month after this pic was taken.

Collett Hall 4-6-0 5976 'ASHWICKE HALL' was captured in colour at Newton Abbot mpd in August 1958. 5976 ended her days as a Pontypool engine and was withdrawn some 6 years after this shot was taken.

On May 2nd 1964 Peppercorn K1 2-6-0 62065 was to be seen tucked away in this corner outside Darlington works.

One of the ungainly (in my view) Collett 56xx 0-6-2T's No. 6667 poses in stygian gloom at banbury shed on June 11th 1965. 6667 was a Tyseley based enginer and was withdrawn just 3 months after this image was taken.

Standard 4MT 2-6-0 76031 reposes inside her home shed of Guidford in mid-June 1967.

An Austrian pacific tank no. 77-284. Location and date unknown but a superb negative.

Standard 9F 92249 at Carlisle Kingmoor on April 1st 1967.

A visit to Brighton works elicited this view of Stroudley A1X 32661 on June 23rd 1956. 32661, originally 'SUTTON', was withdrawn in 1963.

Peppercorn A1 pacific 60138 'BOSWELL' is seen at York mpd on May 2nd 1964. Boswell was a York-based loco and was withdrawn in November 1965 after only 17 years in service.

An impromptu visit to St. Rollox in May 1966 produced the sight of Peppercorn A2 60528 'TUDOR MINSTREL'in the lowering evening sun. The shedmaster had kindly had the engine towed from the inside of the shed for the benefit of the many photographers present as 60528 would never steamed again although the official withdrawal date is a month later.

Maunsell Schools class 4-4-0 30934 'ST. LAWRENCE' at her home shed of Basingstoke between September and December 1962. She was withdrawn from there in the December. My thanks to Steve Parker for confirming the location and to Keith Wheal for the date.

A rare combination of defunct motive power awaits the cutter's torch at Eastleigh in the latter half of 1961. Adams radial tank 30582 is in the company of two Wainwright 'C' class 0-6-0's, 31498 & 31061, with a WR Pannier tank bringing up the rear.

One of H. G. Ivatt's dainty Mickey Mouse 2MT 2-6-2T's, 41224, goes about her business at Bournemouth shed in probably, 1965.

A lucky survivor is depicted in the form of Holmes J36 0-6-0 'MAUDE' at her home shed of Bathgate in late August 1964. In service until 1966, she accomplished 75 years as a working engine.

Ex-works condition shows off the delicate lines of Robinson large bogie D9 class 4-4-0 No. 6041 at Gorton shed in May 1937. The loco survived until 1950.

Ex-GER Holden F5 2-4-2T 67209 at the usual dingy Stratford on 26th February 1956. 67209 was to remain in service for just one more year and was withdrawn in februaury 1957.

Ex-GER Holden J15 0-6-0 65463 at the usual dingy Stratford on 26th February 1956.

In April 1938, Gresley K4 2-6-0 'LOCH LONG' is depicted at Eastfield shed, Glasgow.

The powerful but elegant lines of Maunsell's Lord Nelson class are shown off to perfection is this view of 30861 'LORD ANSON' in the earliest incarnation of BR livery. The location has been identified as Bournemouth shed in, probably, the spring of 1949. I'm indebted to Keith Wheal for the location & date.

Urie N15 King arthur class 4-6-0 'SIR TORRE' ar what looks like Nine Elms shed. There's something fascinating about those 'watercart' tenders.

New Zealand (NZR) 'A' class pacific is captured in perfect light on the Invercargill shed turntable on October 9th 1968.
Photo: John Brouwer / Mike Morant collection.

Adams O2 class 0-4-4T 30207 has just been overhauled at Eastleigh and still awaits the application of the BR cycling lion emblem on June 29th 1950. 30207 survived until 1957.

Gresley's handsome P2 '2-8-2 No. 2002 'EARL MARISCHAL' at Aberdeen (Ferryhill) in 1935.

Bulleid pacific 34057 Biggin Hill at Exmouth Junction mpd on June 29th 1950. The loco has yet to acquire the dark green BR livery. 34057 was one of the last 'spamcan' survivors and was withdrawn in May 1967 from Salisbury shed.