Ex-North Eastern Railway W.Worsdell 'J72' class 0-6-0 Tank No. 68739. Built by Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle in June 1922 as NER No. 2332 and withdrawn in August 1959.

This June 1959 photograph at Scarborough Falsgrave is perhaps the very encapsulation of a locomotive 'pottering about'. In fact duties exactly like this were essential to the running of the railways in the steam era. Loco coal replenishment, station pilots and short distance 'local' passenger trains were all within the wide remit of the versatile little J72s.

© Stephen Barrett Archive-SA Collection