Looking pretty miserable stabled in Pitsford and Brampton sidings to the north of the Pitsford station on the Northampton and Lamport Railway ara two locomotives, a restored wagon and a GUV. Leading the lineup is 0-4-0 Ruston & Hornsby 165DS class number 764. This is one of one hundred and twenty-four built with this one going to work for the Admiralty at RNAD Bedenham, Bridgemary, near Gosport. It worked at Bedneham shunting armaments around the site and was fitted with a (now removed) spark arrestor for obvious reasons! In 1975 it was sold and moved to Rail & Track Supplies at Wolverton who donated it to the fledgeling NLRbecoming its first locomotive in 1983. Tucked in behind 76 is resident 31289 undergoing some much-needed attention to ist incredibly rusty body.
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