23rd Dec 1983

47509 "Albion", one of a number of Western Region "duffs" that was seemingly never far away! Along with "Fair Rosamund", "S.S. Great Britain", "Thames" and "Severn", this loco always seemed to turn up on the train you were going to catch, and after a while it became a bit boring as you yearned for something a little more exotic and rare! Here it is sitting on Bath Road depot, no doubt waiting to be added to the front of the train that I was planning to take back home!