Description

BR Standard Class 9F No. 92220 (built 1960); named Evening Star, the last steam locomotive built by BR workshops and, consequently, always destined to be preserved – heads the 3.35 pm Bristol – Bournemouth at Blandford on Saturday 24 August 1963. Photo taken at 6.20 pm.

92220 is shown as allocated to Bath Green Park from July/August 1962 until the following September/October and again from July/August 1963 until the following October.

Photo by John Woods. Copyright S&DRT. Our ref. 63-718/03-031.

92220 Evening Star, 24 August 1963:

At Stourpaine in the morning:

03-025

At Blandford in the early evening:

03-031

03-032

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