Galloping through a seemingly deserted Hadley Wood Station in the 1950s, is Thompson 'L1' 67744 with an up 'local' passenger train. These tanks were somewhat notorious for rough riding, being regarded as a design that was not as sturdy as might have been expected. Nonetheless, they put in sterling sevice, paricularly on suburban workings. p.s. Note the lovely castings in the bridge metalwork.

© Eddie Johnson Archive. Steve Armitage Collection