Steam Locomotive Graveyard, Barry, 1984
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Steam Locomotive Graveyard, Barry, 1984
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 19 Feb 1984
Except it wasn't - nearly all the locomotives sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard, including those seen here, were bought by heritage railways around the UK and put back into traffic. Only a handful remained here by 1984. In 2020, this view was unrecognisable - the area had been redeveloped as a supermarket car-park and housing.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.396328
Longitude
-3.277066