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Picture of the Week: 2-4-2F 2004 at Miranda de Ebro

Alan Ledger June 7, 1970

Here is a biggy in Spain seen on our first visit to Spain. What a learning curve that was, General Franco was still in charge and the only thing I can say about it is, it was in a bad state! This is one of their 10 engines of this class number 242 2004,  a 4-8-4 engine built to pull express trains from San Sebastian on the French border to Madrid. They were now allocated to Miranda de Ebro the

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34086/34101 AT BOURNEMO34086/34101 At Bournemouth POTW

Alan Ledger June 6, 1965

6th June 1965. 16 years old on this day in 1965 and not yet passed out for firing. Went off to the Southern Region and here I am wandering around Bournemouth shed and two Bullied Pacific’s are ready for the next trip up to London. Battle of Britain 34086 219 Squadron in original condition and West Country 34101 “Hartland”in rebuilt form. A little over two years to go before all this would be gone.

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