Polyrus' photos with the keyword: 7903

7903 - The basics: Built at Swindon: April 1949 Withdrawn by BR: June 1964 Arrived Woodham's scrapyard at Barry: August 1964 Recovered from Barry Scrapyard: June 1981 Restoration completed by 2014 Returned to traffic after first major overhaul in preservation, May 2016 This is a scan from a Kodachrome 64 slide taken at Christmas 2004. Clearly showing a somewhat improved appearance from my previous image. Explored!

Taken in Woodham's scrapyard on Barry island over 15 yrs after it arrived. Fortunately 7903 was rescued 18 months later and fully restored. 92134, the 9F loco on the left actually departed the scrapyard several months before Foremarke Hall, but has yet to be fully restored. I last saw 92134 when it was stored on the North Yorks Moors Railway in 1981 but it was only there for a few months before moving to Essex where it remained until March of this year when it was taken by road to the East Lancashire Railway to complete its restoration. A scan from a Kodachrome 64 slide