South Eastern Steam Centre Ashford - 28 March 1972
Tuesday 28 March 1972 and APCM No 1 arrives by low-loader at the South Eastern Steam Centre Ashford.
The locomotive as one of a batch of 6 built for use in the North Kent chalk pits around Swanscombe. Manufactured by Hawthorn Leslie as Works No 3715 in 1928 the loco worked all its lif at Swanscombe until retired in 1970. It was preserved by the Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts Society (GRES).
The loco is currently a static display on the Colne Valley Railway.
South Eastern Steam Centre Ashford - 28 March 1972
Tuesday 28 March 1972 and APCM No 1 arrives by low-loader at the South Eastern Steam Centre Ashford.
The locomotive as one of a batch of 6 built for use in the North Kent chalk pits around Swanscombe. Manufactured by Hawthorn Leslie as Works No 3715 in 1928 the loco worked all its lif at Swanscombe until retired in 1970. It was preserved by the Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts Society (GRES).
The loco is currently a static display on the Colne Valley Railway.