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D601-Barry Island.
Truly 'The one that got away!' The sole remaining example of the early D600 series of 'Warships' of which 5 were originally built by North-British. D601 'Ark Royal' stands un-loved and forgotten at Woodhams-Yard in Barry South-Wales.Considering what has been achieved in the decades that followed in restoration work on many 'Project Impossibles' this would have been an easy reconstruction.However the focal point of the presevationists then was just steam-steam-steam+more steam and this locomotive, if available in 2013 would be scooped up in a matter of days no matter what the cost! It did last until 1980 but was then consigned to scrap..(9 years in service and 13 in this scrapyard.) ...................A pity.................
----May 1974----
D601-Barry Island.
Truly 'The one that got away!' The sole remaining example of the early D600 series of 'Warships' of which 5 were originally built by North-British. D601 'Ark Royal' stands un-loved and forgotten at Woodhams-Yard in Barry South-Wales.Considering what has been achieved in the decades that followed in restoration work on many 'Project Impossibles' this would have been an easy reconstruction.However the focal point of the presevationists then was just steam-steam-steam+more steam and this locomotive, if available in 2013 would be scooped up in a matter of days no matter what the cost! It did last until 1980 but was then consigned to scrap..(9 years in service and 13 in this scrapyard.) ...................A pity.................
----May 1974----