Arnold's 42, the last mainliner
When responsibility for motive power on the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway was transferred from the company to the quarry owners from the beginning of 1959, six Simplex locomotives changed hands. Joseph Arnold took two 5 ton, one 6 ton and a 2.5 ton, whilst George Garside had one 6 and one 5 tonner. Both of Garside's locomotives were sold in 1965 whilst Arnold's kept theirs in service, numbered 41-44.
The three 'mainliners', 42-44, continued in service, the last being 42 (Motor Rail 7710/39), seen here inside the shed at Billington Road, long out of use, in September 1976, by then severed from the rest of the system. It was preserved on the Cadeby Light Railway in 1979
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Arnold's 42, the last mainliner
When responsibility for motive power on the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway was transferred from the company to the quarry owners from the beginning of 1959, six Simplex locomotives changed hands. Joseph Arnold took two 5 ton, one 6 ton and a 2.5 ton, whilst George Garside had one 6 and one 5 tonner. Both of Garside's locomotives were sold in 1965 whilst Arnold's kept theirs in service, numbered 41-44.
The three 'mainliners', 42-44, continued in service, the last being 42 (Motor Rail 7710/39), seen here inside the shed at Billington Road, long out of use, in September 1976, by then severed from the rest of the system. It was preserved on the Cadeby Light Railway in 1979
Pentax SP1000/50mm
Ilford FP4