with 3670. Those in authority within Swindon Works would often have anEx Works locomotive, resplendent in new colours, here on the turntable ready to greet visitors as they emerged from the entrance steps and subway to begin their tour of the Works and enjoy the sights of the wonders within . Minus a shedplate here, 7222 had been allocated to Newport ( Ebbw Junction ) a few years prior to the date of this view and was a rebuild from a member of the earlier 4200 class of lighter 2-8-0 freight engines . The rebuilds incorporated an increased length of frame at the rear, with an enlarged coal bunker and radial pony truck at the rear, thereby converting them into 2-8-2 wheel configuration. In their new form these massive engines were used extensively in and around South Wales, hauling lengthy and heavy coal and mineral trains, sometimes venturing as far from Wales as London and the South West on such duties