Ex-Great Western Railway Collett 'Dukedog' class 4-4-0 No. 9013. Built at Swindon in July 1937 and withdrawn in December 1958. The underlying modernity of the GWR's final design of 4-4-0 is masked by its delightfully antiquated appearance. The positively Victorian looks of the 'Dukedogs' owe rather more to the William Dean era than that of Charles Collett. This July 1956 portrait of 9013 in the yard at Machynlleth MPD illustrates this point very well!
