A close up view of locomotive No. 35010, 'Blue Star', in a siding amongst other engines at Weymouth Shed Yard

Date:
20 Aug 1965
Location:
Weymouth Shed Yard, Weymouth, Dorset
Reference:
IMP01/01/0016
Type:
Photograph (Transparency)
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Description

A 4-6-2 Merchant Navy Class engine built in 1942. The engines of this class were built at Southern Railway's Eastleigh works from 1941 onwards and were all named after shipping lines that used Southampton Docks, served by the Southern Railway.

Content

This is part of the Series: IMP01/01 Ian M Parsons Slide Collection - English, Welsh and Scottish Locations; within the Collection: IMP01 Ian M Parsons Slide Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Parsons, Ian Mesnard

Keywords

Victorian Rail Depot, Rail Transport