Spot the Bitsa
NCB Lothians Area operated a Machinery Stores at Arniston near Gorebridge where various bits of surplus machinery were stored if they were considered too good to scrap.
Look carefully here and we can see a loco which at first looks like a Hunslet but is actually Ruston & Hornsby 283868 of 1949 from Kinneil Colliery at Bo'ness which has been modified with the radiator from a Hunslet.
It was originally a flameproofed model supplied for underground service but the exhaust conditioner has been bypassed with a direct outlet here, suggesting its use in the surface stockyard. 9th August 1979.
Spot the Bitsa
NCB Lothians Area operated a Machinery Stores at Arniston near Gorebridge where various bits of surplus machinery were stored if they were considered too good to scrap.
Look carefully here and we can see a loco which at first looks like a Hunslet but is actually Ruston & Hornsby 283868 of 1949 from Kinneil Colliery at Bo'ness which has been modified with the radiator from a Hunslet.
It was originally a flameproofed model supplied for underground service but the exhaust conditioner has been bypassed with a direct outlet here, suggesting its use in the surface stockyard. 9th August 1979.