The British Railways decided to dispose of steam locomotives in favor of switching to diesel power in the 1960s, so thousands of steam-driven locomotives were sent to the scrapyard. 9F’s were designed to transport goods but also sometimes pulled fast passenger trains.
Photos from Selby: The Past in Pictures: A Pictorial History: Part 2.
- Date
- 1960
- Ref no
- R2G/Rail/054
- Level
- Item
- Archive
- Selby : Abbot Staith
- Extent
- Two photographs
- Theme
- Railway
- Decade
- 1960