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LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee class No 5597 'Barbados' stands light engine on the down avoiding line which ran through the train shed. Built by the North British Locomotive works in January 1935 and remained in service for thirty years being withdrawn in January 1965 from Holbeck shed for scrapping by Drapers Ltd of Hull in April 1965. Michael Byng writes 'this almost certainly a picture taken in wartime as the cabside window in front of the crew member is blacked out; secondly the shedplate carried appears to be a Midland Division one either 22A - Bristol LMS - Barrow), where the engine was shedded from 18th November 1939 until 2nd March 1940, when it was transferred to Leeds Holbeck -20A; as the engine was in works between 23rd October and 4th November 1939 for a heavy service and entered works again for a heavy general repair on 3rd July 1940, I date the picture during the period between works visits. Possibly it is on a "running-in" turn after the first shopping in November 1939'. Photograph HW Robinson courtesy of Steam Archive
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