Tractacus' photos with the keyword: Landore

BR Doncaster built 204hp 0-6-0 shunter No D2087 - or whats left of it - stands dumped at Landore (Swansea) on Sun19Mar72. Withdrawn in June of the previous year, it lingered on until March 1973 when it was cut up. These locos were later classed as 03, but this example didn't live long enough to become 03087. The adjacent Brush Type 4 had a number of subsequent identities:- 1665 47080 47838 and finishing up as 47779. Scanned

Long before headlights became the norm, a number of Landore (Swansea) based EE Type 3s were so fitted. Here is diesel electric 6877 standing nose to nose with diesel hydraulic Western Type 4 number D1069 'Western Vanguard' at Landore. 6877 was renumbered to 37177 then converted to heavyweight 37885. Sun19Nov72. Scanned

Brush Type 4 number 1923 and EE Type 3 number 6600 stabled at Margam. 1923 went on to become 47246 47644 47756, whilst 6600 became 37300 then 37429. Sun19Nov72. Scanned

Brush Type 4s at Eastleigh. 1774 and 1732 stand face to face. Under the TOPS renumbering scheme, 1774 became, in turn, 47179 47577 47847. 1732 finished up as 47140. Sat19Feb72. Scanned