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One more post from Swanage Railway.
This is ex-Southern Railway 4-6-2 "Battle of Britain" Class No. 34070 Manston, named after RAF Manston in north east Kent. Officially known as Light Pacifics but actually known by everyone as Spam Cans, these locomotives were designed for the Southern Railway by its Chief Mechanical Engineer Oliver Bulleid and built between 1944 - 1951.
Quite a number of this class survive. About half a dozen are operational with double that number under various stages of restoration or overhaul.
In this photo, Manston is pulling away from Corfe Castle Station en route to Norden Junction.
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One more post from Swanage Railway.
This is ex-Southern Railway 4-6-2 "Battle of Britain" Class No. 34070 Manston, named after RAF Manston in north east Kent. Officially known as Light Pacifics but actually known by everyone as Spam Cans, these locomotives were designed for the Southern Railway by its Chief Mechanical Engineer Oliver Bulleid and built between 1944 - 1951.
Quite a number of this class survive. About half a dozen are operational with double that number under various stages of restoration or overhaul.
In this photo, Manston is pulling away from Corfe Castle Station en route to Norden Junction.