This elegant little locomotive is very much an antique of the Victorian era. Built in 1872, Class A1 Terrier 0-6-0T No. 672 ‘Fenchurch’, was the first of its class to enter service on 7th September that year. The Terriers were a lightweight design, intended to give rapid acceleration on suburban trains of lightweight carriages on the 11-mile South London line, where stations were only about a mile apart.

Fenchurch in seen at Hampton Loade station during Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Gala on 20th April 2024, courtesy of the Bluebell Railway in West Sussex.

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A female Hooded Merganser.

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A male Hooded Merganser.

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1967 Jaguar 420, WUR 4E (1958 replica Jaguar D Type Long Nose), at Brooklands Classic Car Day on 30th March 2024.

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4250cc 1936 Rolls-Royce 25/30 Sports Limousine, PSU 565, at Brooklands Classic Car Day on 30th March 2024.

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