EX L.N.E.R & G.W.R Engines At Work, And A Last Nostalgic Glimpse Of An Old 73A Workhorse

'Mallard' of Kings Cross Shed doing what she does best, hauling a crack train. On this day in 1959 she is captured on the 10.00 o'clock Flying Scotsman, as she tears towards Stevenage at high speed.

Returning to home territory, 'Winchester Castle' heads for Oxford and Worcester. A credit to the shed staff at 85A Worcester M.P.D

Class A2/3 No.60500 'Edward Thompson' at this time shedded at 34E New England (Peterborough) M.P.D, heads an up express through Stevenage in 1959

Before reaching Paddington 7028 lost a large piece of its boiler cladding on this day. It is well on the way to tearing off, in this shot of the Castle hurrying through Ealing. I'm glad it held on a bit, as I might have copped for more than the engine's number had it come away as I was taking this photograph.

Kings Cross shed had more than its fair share of famous locomotives in its allocation. Here we see No. 60800 'Green Arrow,' another resident of 34A, rushing towards Stevenage in the winter of early 1959.

'King Richard II' Heading for Plymouth, and Laira his home shed, with a Cornish Express. 1960 was the last year that the mighty Kings were regular motive power for West of England expresses. 1961 saw many more regular workings by the new D800 Warship Diesel locomotives, and the Kings were suddenly under threat.