32326 1948-06-26 Clapham Junction
Class J2 No 32326 stands at Clapham Junction with a London Victoria- Tunbridge Wells West on 26th June 1948. The leading coach is an ex-SECR 60ft brake third on one of the Trio-C sets. These sets were called Rover Sets by the Southern Railway (72 constructed between 1912-21) and were used quite intensively on diagrams that took them all over the Eastern and Central Divisions. The J2 locomotive, uniquely fitted with Walschaerts valve gear; built in 1912 its career came to an end on withdrawal in June 1951.
© David P Williams Archive / Rail-Online Original photograph by H C Casserley.