Peter Kerslake says "Transferred back to Old Oak Common in September 1960 after a short spell at Laira 6016 King Edward V makes a fine sight on the 3.10pm Paddington-Wolverhampton before its withdrawal from service from Stafford Road shed in September 1962 and its disposal by Cox and Green at Langley Green.
One of the "Kings" to receive new front frames together with a new inside cylinder block at Swindon in the late 'fifties, 6016 had a varied life being switched round Laira, Old Oak and Stafford Road many times over the years."