Swanage Railway 10.4.16
Seemingly without footplate crew, Maunsell 'U' 2-6-0 31806 gallops tender-first southwards between Corfe and Harmans Cross with the 12.15 from Norden to Swanage. Built in 1926 as a 'K' class tank engine, it was rebuilt in 1928 as a tender engine following a disastrous derailment at Sevenoaks which was attributed to poor riding and water surge in the tanks. As a Basingstoke 70D engine from 1955 to 1963 it was such a common sight that it was never noted in my spotter's books, but fortunately it was preserved after a spell at Woodhams' scrapyard in Barry.
Swanage Railway 10.4.16
Seemingly without footplate crew, Maunsell 'U' 2-6-0 31806 gallops tender-first southwards between Corfe and Harmans Cross with the 12.15 from Norden to Swanage. Built in 1926 as a 'K' class tank engine, it was rebuilt in 1928 as a tender engine following a disastrous derailment at Sevenoaks which was attributed to poor riding and water surge in the tanks. As a Basingstoke 70D engine from 1955 to 1963 it was such a common sight that it was never noted in my spotter's books, but fortunately it was preserved after a spell at Woodhams' scrapyard in Barry.