No. 2138 has a sizzle while running round its stock on the Swindon and Cricklade railway. This was not a very comfortable engine to ride behind, as the coach jiggled forward and backward with each piston stroke. The train guard apologized for this, saying it was designed as an industrial engine.
Location: Taw Valley Halt
Original line: Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway
Photographer: Ken Strachan
Contact photographer: Ken Strachan
Date: 11/08/2019
Image number: 72735