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This letter from the offices of the Western Region thanks Ted for recently working the Royal Train.
This photograph is a bit of mystery that we hope one of our readers may be able to solve. Ted Crocker has his arm an ex-GWR Railcar (number unknown) on the "RRE Malvern, Boffin Special". Clearly taken after the Queen had renamed the TRE to RRE in 1957 but the location and photographer are mysteries.
This is Ted again with the oiling can and an unidentified "Castle" class 4-6-0.
This photograph shows 8400 class 0-6-0 "Pannier" Tank No.9490 of Worcester Shed in the yards at Worcester. The date on the rear is shown as 23/3/1960 but the photographer is not identified.
Apparently by the same photographer as No.9490 above this shows a Hawksworth designed 1500 class 0-6-0 Pannier Tank No.1507 at Worcester Shrub Hill. On the rear of the photograph is states that the train is the 10:15 Wolverhampton-Worcester-Leamington local on 19th June 1961. We recall possibly having seen a photograph very similar to this many years ago but can find no trace of it in our library of railway books. Any information to help identify the copyright holder would be most welcome.