The 1000th British-Built Freight Locomotive

I'm dedicating this photo to my friend who recently died, who would have loved to see this photo of a British wartime steam locomotive. well, perhaps my friend can see it still.

 

Utrecht's railway museum Spoorwegmuseum has the 1000th British-built freight, steam locomotive on display.

 

Known as the Longmoor, this locomotive has been ferried to the European Continent since D-Day, 9 May/ Mei 1945.

 

The fact that 1000 such freight locos were built just tells you the massive scale of World War II.

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Uploaded on December 11, 2010
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