Locomotove in 1961
The date is January, 1961 and locomotive number 563, built in 1893 and in service up to 1946, is being loaded at Southampton’s Town Quay ready for its journey to a transport museum in London.
In decades past this class of engine frequently hauled boat trains between Southampton docks and the capital.
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