USA tank loco at Guildford
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USA tank loco at Guildford
Image: © Ian Taylor Taken: Unknown
The Guildford shed pilot - USA tank 30072. The locomotive is a US Army Transportation Corps class S100 0-6-0T, built in 1943 in the USA. It was bought by the Southern Railway in 1946/7, and used at Southampton Docks (where a short wheelbase was required). It became SR 72, then BR 30072. In 1963, when diesel shunters had taken over at Southampton, USA tanks replaced the ex-LSWR class B4 at Guildford. Classmate 30064 also performed this duty - Image Both were finally withdrawn in 1967. Four locos survive (including 30072 & 30064), out of 15 that were bought by the SR. Two more have been imported from Yugoslavia.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.235805
Longitude
-0.580891