6007 1956c Teignmouth
On the Cornish Riviera Limited. The strengthened lifting holes in the front sideframes and modified inside cylinder block show that Old Oak Common's 6007 ' King William III' has received its new front frames and inside cylinder block whilst undegoing an earlier overhaul at Swindon Works, one of the class so rebuilt during 1954 and 1955. Improved draughting, mechanical lubricators, self cleaning smokboxes and the like whilst enhancing the performance of the' Kings" on their heavily loaded workings, particularly between Paddington and Plymouth, had taken its toll on the main frames in the early ' fifties, and severe cracking had been discovered in a number of the class. 6007 rounds the severe curve through Teignmouth station here, running non stop now to Paddington, complete with the later style of headboard