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HL 3860/1935
"Swanscombe No.6" was one of 7 steam locomotives employed at the Swanscombe, Kent. It was built by R.& W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd. at their Forth Bank works in Newcastle. It hauled chalk while at Swanscombe, but was displaced by diesels in 1970. The engine was donated to the Middleton Railway, Leeds, where it was seen drifting downhill from Middleton Park at the rear of a service to Moor Road, Saturday 4th September 2021. The loco has only recently entered traffic following a full overhaul.
HL 3860/1935
"Swanscombe No.6" was one of 7 steam locomotives employed at the Swanscombe, Kent. It was built by R.& W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd. at their Forth Bank works in Newcastle. It hauled chalk while at Swanscombe, but was displaced by diesels in 1970. The engine was donated to the Middleton Railway, Leeds, where it was seen drifting downhill from Middleton Park at the rear of a service to Moor Road, Saturday 4th September 2021. The loco has only recently entered traffic following a full overhaul.