Great Eastern Railway T.W.Worsdell 'G15' (LNER 'Y6') class 0-4-0 Tram Engine No. 129. Built at Stratford in October 1885, rebuilt at Stratford in 1905 and withdrawn in April 1933 as LNER No. 7129. The tram engines of the Great Eastern Railway achieved their immortality largely due to the 'Toby' character in Rev. W. Awdry's books. They were designed for use on the Wisbech & Upwell Tramway. Because they would be running on public highways, the Board of Trade required them to be fitted with cowcatchers, steel side aprons, a governor, and warning bell. The effect was vaguely comical and reminiscent of a mobile garden shed! The scene depicted is at Great Yarmouth in Norfolk circa 1910. The distinctive brewery stores of E. Lacon & Co. Ltd. are seen behind, this company became part of Whitbread & Co. Ltd. in 1965.

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