LNWR class D 0-8-0 No 2530 takes water from Bushey troughs with a down train of coal empties on August 23, 1926. This engine was rebuilt from a class A compound in May 1908 and was further rebuilt as LMS No 9049 to class G1 in September 1927. 2530 was a Bletchley engine in 1926. It was withdrawn in November 1962 after aworking life of over 67 years.


Photo: F.R. Hebron/Rail Archive Stephenson