78002 1950s Machynlleth
Nice view of GWR 1st Coach W7279W with the goods shed behind the train. 78002, together with 78003 had been allocated to Portmadoc, one of Machynlleth's sub-sheds, in 1953 replacing the older Cambrian engines.. The Standard ' enclosed tender fronts found favour with the footplate crews, especially when running tender first in the harsh Cambrian winters.