2021
TQ3635 : 'Clan Line' at Kingscote
taken 2 years ago, near to Saint Hill, West Sussex, England
'Clan Line' at Kingscote
No.35028 'Clan Line' was built at Eastleigh Works in 1948.
The Merchant Navy Class locomotives were equipped with the unusual 6 ft 2 in Bulleid Firth Brown (BFB) driving wheels, both lighter and stronger than the spoked equivalent.
The wheel axel is dated 1947, with the rod dated 29-6-56; probably as a result of a complete class re-build, following an incident on 24 April 1953, when the crank axle on the central driving wheel, of No. 35020 'Bibby Line', fractured whilst approaching Crewkerne station at speed.
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