'Dukedog' class 9004 at Wellington station, 1960

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'Dukedog' class 9004 at Wellington station, 1960

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: Unknown

The tarpaulin over the chimney shows that this locomotive was already considered redundant. With outside frames, the locomotives looked very antiquated; the class originated in the 1930s, but was constructed from elements of earlier locomotives. The key was that they were a reasonably powerful locomotive, suited to passenger work, but nevertheless light enough to be able to work across the wooden bridge at Barmouth. Their operation was consequently largely confined to mid- and north-Wales.

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