A Busy Time

Castle Class Loco No. 5077, Fairey Battle, leaves Newport station with a Paddington - Fishguard Harbour train. Alongside is 0-6-0 Pannier tank No.9644 on the Station Pilot duty. Also passing is a D.M.U, arriving from the Cardiff direction, July 1961....

Newport Station East End

A train from Paddington, hauled by a Castle Class Loco (probably 5077}, is arriving in Newport station, passing, on the right, the new signal box being built for the new electric signalling scheme,July 1961. Photo by Mike Macleur

London Bound

Britannia Class 4-6-2 loco no. 70023 Venus departs for London Paddington c. 1958. Photo by Mike Macleur

The Station Pilot

Newport station pilot 0-6-0 pannier tank loco. No.9616 waits at the signals, 1961. Photo by Mike Macleur

The Red Dragon

The "Red Dragon" express awaits it's 10.20am departure time, bound for London paddington, c. 1961. Photo by Mike Macleur

The Red Dragon

The "Red Dragon" express is now on its way. Photo by Mike Macleur

Impatient Locomotive

Britannia Class 4-6-2 Loco. No.70023 Venus, blows off impatiently from her safety valves(this was also a very noisy occurrence) awaiting the guards green flag c. 1958. Photo by Mike Macleur

Passing Freight

0-6-0 tender Loco. No.2247 brings a freight train through Newport station, 1961. Photo by Mike Macleur

Coal Empties

2-8-0 tender loco No. 3860 hauls a long string of empty coal wagons through Newport station, 1961. Photo by Mike Macleur

Iron Ore for South Wales

Riddles Austerity Class 2-8-0 loco, No.90485 brings a trainload of iron ore through Newport, to be used in one of the South Wales steelworks c. 1961. Photo by Mike Macleur

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