An NBL Type 2 shunts Arbroath goods yard in 1969. A St Rollox driver was once asked What's the best thing about these NBL Type 2s? To which he replied without hesitation The fire extinguisher - I use it more often than the throttle. This no doubt referred to the examples which were not re-engined.
Location: Arbroath
Original line: Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Photographer: David Spaven
Contact photographer: David Spaven
Date: 1969
Image number: 26289
Tags: Bo-Bo Class 29 Diesel-electric North British Locomotives Type 2