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Description: | 31st May 1931
Construction of Railway bridge between Whitehall Road and Gelderd Road. The locomotive in view is LMS no 3579, a class 3F, Wheel arrangement 0-6-0. It was built by Kitson and Co, Airedale Foundry (Kitson works no 3842)in 1899 for Midland Railway as class 2F, the origianl MR running number 2400, renumbered to 3579 in 1907. It was rebuilt in 1919 with a larger boiler to become class 3F. The same number was kept on formation of LMS in 1923. The Railways were Nationalised in 1948, this led to the locomotive being renumbered to 43579 in August 1950. It was finally withdrawn from service at Wakefield Locomotive Depot in November 1960 and scrapped at Crewe works in December 1960. This view shows the engine on the construction site, with crane lifting girders. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Wortley Railway Bridge Ring Road | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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