1960 - Rain, Steam, and Smog..
J69 68619 - the 'East Side Pilot' - at Liverpool Street station in 1960, ready to haul the R.C.T.S. 'Great Eastern Suburban Rail Tour', on a cold, wet, smoggy day in November 1960.
The loco is in its usual immaculate condition, in Great Eastern Railway lined blue livery, with the company crest below the BR number.. The highly-polished side tank is showing the reflections of people on the platform..
68619 was withdrawn in 1961, and - sadly - scrapped almost immediately..
The only remaining example is 68633, preserved as GER No. 87, currently at the National Railway Museum.
Today, this is all buried under concrete, steel, and glass..
Original slide - photographer unknown
1960 - Rain, Steam, and Smog..
J69 68619 - the 'East Side Pilot' - at Liverpool Street station in 1960, ready to haul the R.C.T.S. 'Great Eastern Suburban Rail Tour', on a cold, wet, smoggy day in November 1960.
The loco is in its usual immaculate condition, in Great Eastern Railway lined blue livery, with the company crest below the BR number.. The highly-polished side tank is showing the reflections of people on the platform..
68619 was withdrawn in 1961, and - sadly - scrapped almost immediately..
The only remaining example is 68633, preserved as GER No. 87, currently at the National Railway Museum.
Today, this is all buried under concrete, steel, and glass..
Original slide - photographer unknown