Pont-y-dulais 1985…

07012 (wks no. RH 480697/1962) was withdrawn by BR on 02/07/1977 and sold into industrial use…

It moved initially to Cwmmawr Opencast Mine in April 1978 having been sold by BR to Planet Industrial Fuels Ltd. It later moved to Pont-y-dulais Washery circa 1981 and remained in the same area all its industrial life. It is seen here shunting the washery yard. This site was operated by PiChem Ltd on behalf of the NCB and then later British Coal Opencast Executive. Preservation came in 1992 when in December of that year it moved to the SYRPS (South Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society) at Meadowhall.

Of course this is my old layout, Pont-y-dulais with the lovely Heljan Class 07 and Accurascale hoppers.

(Caption based upon original here: https://flic.kr/p/8Tyv7R).

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