'Merlin' at Bournemouth locomotive shed
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'Merlin' at Bournemouth locomotive shed
Image: © Martin Tester Taken: 1 Jan 1966
BR Standard 5 4-6-0 73080 'Merlin' waits on the backroad of Bournemouth loco shed. Built June 1955 and withdrawn December 1966 it was one of 20 (of a total of 172) to carry a name. These were all names previously carried by locomotives of the 'King Arthur' class.
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Image Location
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