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6010 King Charles I awaits the scrapper's torch at Swindon works. The brasswork, including name and number plates, has been removed for sale or safe keeping. The drive rods have gone too. I've avoided the temptation to remove the smoking chimney in the background - it might give a clue to a more precise location (which is believed to be in this gridsquare). The Kings were built by the GWR here at Swindon between 1927 and 1930, partly to regain the most powerful passenger locomotive title. They were withdrawn in 1962. 30 were built, and 3 are preserved. See [[906421]] for an example of how these locomotives should be seen.
©Ian Taylor
In the foreground is Collett '5600' class 0-6-2T No. 5602 (built 2/24, withdrawn 9/64); behind it is Collett '8750' class 0-6-0PT No. 4626 (built 9/42, withdrawn 3/64).
©Ben Brooksbank
Martin's Farm, at the end of Redcliffe Street in Even Swindon has so far withstood the encroachment of developers.
©Vieve Forward
One of 47 Brecon & Merthyr Railway locomotives acquired by the GWR in 1922, renumbered and 'Swindonized', No. 332 was built as B&M No. 38 in 12/1909 and lasted only until 12/49.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.1km<br/>In early snow on 29 November 1964, a string of condemned locomotives is headed by an LMS 'foreigner', ex-Midland 4F 0-6-0 No. 43940; behind it are ex-GW 0-6-0Ts and a 2-8-0T. Fellow members of the Railway Correspondence & Travel Society are looking round - far more interested than the staff of the Western Region, who are only too glad to be rid of these old steam engines. (The 4F has the diagonal white stripes painted on its cab sides which was a warning to indicate such locomotives were forbidden to venture under the wires on the WCML).
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.1km<br/>Before electrification in 1906/7 of the GW & Metropolitan (Hammersmith & City) lines in London, most of this class was engaged on those services. This is No. 3588 - but someone has pinched its number-plate. Built 8/1899 it was the last of the class, withdrawn in 12/49 from Oxford (see 'OXF' on frame), where it was probably used on the Blenheim & Woodstock branch.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.1km<br/>Seen here in February 1962, No. 5542 (built 7/28) had recently (12/61) been withdrawn, but was destined for preservation on the West Somerset Railway.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.1km<br/>Along with many others, here were '5700' class 0-6-0PT No. 7782 (built 11/30, flanked by much younger (2-3/55) '1600s' Nos. 1658 and 1664; all withdrawn 10-11/64.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.1km<br/>Amongst numerous old engines awaiting scrap in 1950: '4400' class 2-6-2T No. 4402 (built 7/05) and '850' class 0-6-0T No. 2019 (built 3/95 as a saddle-tank, a pannier from 4/11), both withdrawn 12/49.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.1km<br/>In March 1947, the Dump contained numerous really old engines awaiting scrap: this is '3571' class No. 3573 (built at Wolverhampton in 7/1895, withdrawn 12/45).
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.2km<br/>A group of Railway Enthusiasts survey the massed line-up in 1962; headed by '4575' No. 5511 (built 11/27, withdrawn 12/61).
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.2km<br/>Amongst numerous other condemned locomotives, No. 7756 had spent its last years working the ex-Midland Ashchurch - Tewkesbury - Upton-on-Severn branch; built 12/30, it was withdrawn 6/61 - shortly before the branch closed.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.2km<br/>View westwards of long lines of condemned locomotives awaiting scrapping. There were 23 recently withdrawn engines out there, the two nearest being 2-6-0 No. 5309 and 0-6-0 No. 2408.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.2km<br/>The viewpoint is approximately the same as it was for this image [[318212]] taken 20 years earlier.
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.2km<br/>An unidentified 'Western' class loco and several wagons await the end at the west end of the railway works. Photographed from a passing train.
©mark harrington

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