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Kentish fireless

The Imperial Paper Mills factory at Gravesend ran a number of fireless locomotives, the earliest being a pair of Orenstein & Koppel 0.4.0Fs bought new in 1911/13. Others came from Andrew Barclay, including this one, 2373 of 1956, shunting ancient four-wheel wagons on 7 June 1975. This was the only one to survive, passing to the NRM at York following the end of railway operation in 1978. The mill itself closed in 1981.

 

Fujica ST701/55mm

Ilford FP4

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Uploaded on May 11, 2020
Taken on June 7, 1975