Wigan Album

Ron, you have put this photo on before,but we can enjoy it once again

I thought it looked familiar <g>

Would the load have been of such a great weight, that it required two locomotives to pull it.? Were they in the same category as steam locomotives, relating to their pulling power.?

Al.behind locos are fuel supplies for shed.for traction of steam look at eric treacy pics of duchess class on shap or beattock with sixteen heavy sleepers 180miles in job oldwer was incal loco old crew no banker.
...was called pride in job.steam was the invisible elastic gas could be beat.

40107 was withdrawn from service December 1981,dont know when this pic was taken ,but she was scrapped at crewe works oct 1984,its possible that its a withdrawn loco at the time of this picture.