Former Southern Railway's 34067 'Tangmere' passes light engine through Roade cutting running as 5Z42. The 4-6-2 Pacific Class was one of forty introduced between 1945 and 1951 that worked throughout their life on the Southern Region. The 07.20 Carnforth to Southall move was in order for Tangmere to be one of the locomotives to haul the railway Touring Company The Dorset Coast Express the following day. However, the charter was canceled at short notice due to fire brigade union industrial action.
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