No.55 LBSCR “STEPNEY” ‘A1X’ and No. 323 SECR ‘P’ “BLUEBELL”- SHEFFIELD PARK 1960s

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No.55 LBSCR

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LOCATION: Bluebell Railway, West SussexDATE: Undated circa 1960SUBJECT: A related pair of early UK standard gauge preservation photographs depicting ex-LBSCR Stroudley A1x Class Terrier 0-6-0TStepney No. 55 & ex-SECR Wainwright P Class 0-6-0T Bluebell No. 323 seen here at what was tobecome a substantial Locomotive Depot and Works at Sheffield Park and takenshortly after the heritage railway began operations.Furthest is ex-SE&CR Wainwrightclass P 0-6-0T No. 323 ‘Bluebell’ (built 4/1910, ran on the SR as A323, then1323 and BR 31323, withdrawn 6/60). Purchased directly by the Bluebell RailwayPreservation Society, it became with A1X No. 55 the founders of the Bluebell motivepower operations in 1960.  I have not been able toidentify the family in the photographs but I like to think that the father was perhaps a founding member of the linespreservation society it did not seem appropriate to split them, so I am selling the photographs together. CONDITION: Excellent clean and unmarked. PHOTOGRAPHER: Unknown. TYPE: Both are bordered b &w approx. (6.25 x 5.5)” matt finish original photographs.                                                                                                            [bchcmb_55].                                                                                                                 
All my photographs and postcards are tissue paper-wrapped and supported between stiff cardboard or plastic laminate for maximum protection via the post – see previous good Feedback from earlier buyers of my vintage postcards and photographs.From a smoke-free homeIam happy to combine purchases to help reduce postage & packaging costs.Please note that listings to be purchased with Buy It Now willremain for sale by eBay unless the buyer pays right away. That means buyersmust first add these items to their eBay Shopping Cart in order to purchasemultiple items with the benefit of a combined P+P charge with a single payment.
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Category: Collectables:Transportation Collectables:Railwayana:Photographs:SR
Location: Wokingham