A 2-8-2T westbound entering Newport High Street with a Down train of condemned wagons - 14 Aug 1963
Photo reference number: 2390
The train is a sign of the changing times, as is the recently (1961) installed modern signalling and the abandoned Newport East Box. The locomotive is Collett '7240' class 2-8-2T No. 7249, rebuilt 11/38 from Churchward '4200' class 2-8-0T No. 4209 (built 2/1912) and lasting until 6/65).
Photo by Ben Brooksbank. Before he died in 2018, Ben uploaded an extensive collection of his work onto the website www.geograph.org.uk to make the photos available for enthusiasts. The Newport images are reproduced here and are freely useable under the Creative Commons license. There is no need to acknowledge the license if sharing the images here because these versions have the license details at the bottom.
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