Not pretty these engines; a functional design, to put it
kindly. Introduced as late as 1947, the summer 62 combined volume lists all the
original 162 that made up the class. There are big gaps in my underlining but
they were well spread out across the system, including in Scotland and East
Anglia.
John Dyer found quite a few to photograph and in a variety
of locations. No. 43034 was at Shrewsbury station in 1964, No. 43054 was in
Neville Hill sheds in 1962, 43071 was at York in 1962, 43101 was at Wakefield
in 1962, 43124 was at Aintree in 1961 on a Grand National day special and 43139
was at Carlisle Citadel in 1960. No. 43106 is the sole survivor and now a
stalwart SVR engine for the last 50 years.
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