April 1988

At Merrifield Lane, ex-LMAS "Jinty" 0-6-0 tank engine no. 47493 arrives with a train for Cranmore.
Built in 1927, this loco was rescued from the scrapyard of Dai Woodhams, Barry, and taken to Radstock, then later to Cranmore, where it returned to service in 1977. The loco stayed until 2000 when it was acquired and taken to the Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells.
Built in 1927, this loco was rescued from the scrapyard of Dai Woodhams, Barry, and taken to Radstock, then later to Cranmore, where it returned to service in 1977. The loco stayed until 2000 when it was acquired and taken to the Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells.
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