Wakefield

Barton Wright 2F 0-6-0 no 52044 (ex-LYR class 25 no 957) standing alongside 56A Wakefield shed in 1959, the year of its withdrawal by BR. Built by Beyer Peacock in 1887 the locomotive is now preserved on the KWVR. No 957's main claim to fame was appearing as 'The Green Dragon' in the 1970 film The Railway Children.

Location: Wakefield

Original line: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

Photographer: K A Gray

Contact photographer: K A Gray

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Date: 1959

Image number: 41358


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