I hope that the fireman is hanging on tightly as he hangs well out of his cab in order to take the single line tablet here at Long Melford , with his 61616 " Falloden " now in her two cylinder rebuilt " B2 " form from her earlier " B17 " days .
Edward Thompson rebuilt ten " B17's " into a lighter two cylinder design following a series of comparison tests in the mid ' forties , and the absence of the former inside cylinder valve spindle end between the front frames is clear to see in this view .
" Falloden " was condemned in early September of 1959 , with the last of the " B2 " rebuilds , 61607 " Blickling " survivng until January of 1960.