General view of station yard at Wansford looking east, the running lines and station to the left

General view Wansford with 0-6-0ST No 1953

German 2-6-2T 64305

Swedish B 4-6-0 101

Works plate of Swedish Railways No 101

Kreigslok 2-10-0 7173

Thomas arrives at Wansford from Yarwell Junction, August Bank Holiday Monday, 2009

Thomas

Thomas is actually 1947 built Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T No1800

Close up of Thomas's works plate - plus its naming by the author of the Thomas The Tank Engine books

Thomas runs light engine through Wansford

Thomas takes water at Wansford on August 31st, 2009

Hunslet 0-6-0ST 1953

Class 31 31271, originally D5801. I saw this loco lots of times during the 1970s when it was based at Holbeck

Class 31 31271 Stratford 1840-2001

Behind the Class 31 is Class 37 37518. This engine was originally D6776 / 37076 - which I saw at Berwick in 1974 and then at Mirfield 4 times between 1986 and 1988 (Thornaby based)

Class 50 50008 (Thunderer). I saw this engine three times during BR days - all when it was unnamed and Crewe based. During 1968 it was seen twice at Farrington Junction, Preston, on expresses (one double-heading D1840). The last sighting was more unusual - at West Vale, near Halifax, heading a fitted freight east towards Healey Mills on January 27, 1976.

Standard Class 5 73050 City of Peterborough. This was the best angle I could get. The engine was based on the Western Region for many years but transferred to Agecroft, Manchester, in 1966. where I saw it during September of that year. The only other time I saw the engine was at Patricroft depot on the last day it was open, July 5th, 1968, the engine was in store having been withdrawn during the previous month

Sentinal loco Barabel

Yorkshire diesel shunter (no more info)

Another view of Kreigslok 2-10-0 7173

0-6-0ST No 1539 at Wansford on August 31st, 2009

Deltic D9009 Alycidon arrives at Wansford from Peterborough

Deltic D9009 Alycidon. Between 1962 and 1981 I saw this engine a total of 15 times - at Leeds Central (2), Leeds City (3), Holbeck (1), York Station (4), York depot (2), Doncaster Station (1) and depot (1) and at Kings's Cross (1)