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60009 GROSMONT 9072 DE FA-
WHEN I'M CLEANING LOCOS.
A member of No9's support crew tries to remove some 'Gateshead Grime' from the 64B thoroughbred at the NYMR's Grosmont shed on 27th September 2019 - during the NYMR Autumn Steam Gala.
In BR days Haymarket's (64B) A4s were kept in clean, highly polished, condition to work top link expresses such as the 'Flying Scotsman' and 'Elizabethan', whilst Gateshead's (52A) A4's were known for their relatively poor external condition.
EACH A GLIMPSE .. AND GONE FOREVER. 60009's mainline career ended in March 2020 and was to become a static museum exhibit in time.
60009 GROSMONT 9072 DE FA-
WHEN I'M CLEANING LOCOS.
A member of No9's support crew tries to remove some 'Gateshead Grime' from the 64B thoroughbred at the NYMR's Grosmont shed on 27th September 2019 - during the NYMR Autumn Steam Gala.
In BR days Haymarket's (64B) A4s were kept in clean, highly polished, condition to work top link expresses such as the 'Flying Scotsman' and 'Elizabethan', whilst Gateshead's (52A) A4's were known for their relatively poor external condition.
EACH A GLIMPSE .. AND GONE FOREVER. 60009's mainline career ended in March 2020 and was to become a static museum exhibit in time.