Eurostars now depart from this platform.
click to enlarge (well worth it)
This class of locomotive dates from 1876 - the very year of the S&C's opening. They were designed by SW Johnson - the man who signed off the plans for our water tower - for express passenger work. They remained in production until 1901 and were considerably modified by Johnson's successor Fowler. The last of these locomotives was withdrawn from service in 1963. None has survived.
554, poor thing, was withdrawn in August 1949 and scrapped.
For work over the S&C these Class 2 locomotives were double-headed, working in pairs to cope with the Long Drag.
This class of locomotive dates from 1876 - the very year of the S&C's opening. They were designed by SW Johnson - the man who signed off the plans for our water tower - for express passenger work. They remained in production until 1901 and were considerably modified by Johnson's successor Fowler. The last of these locomotives was withdrawn from service in 1963. None has survived.
554, poor thing, was withdrawn in August 1949 and scrapped.
For work over the S&C these Class 2 locomotives were double-headed, working in pairs to cope with the Long Drag.
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