Peter Kerslake says "Even with its regulator closed 6931 Aldborough Hall is somehow still managing to lose steam, but it's getting towards the end of 1965 when it all came to an end, and things were already sadly run down, with missiing nameplates and numberplates all too common.
This is the northern end of Gloucester Central, and steam was still around at this date, but with the closure of Severn Tunnel Junction sepot shortly afterwards such sights on the line to South Wales from here were no more.
The fireman is breaking up some coal whilst his driver sees to the task of taking water, a common practice for such workings whilst stopped at Gloucester.
In happier times Aldborough Hall had been a Truro based engine Cornwall, well looked after as was the custom of that far flung establishment".