Station Name: RICCARTON JUNCTION

The site of Riccarton Junctions first shed c.1935. After the shed burned down in 1900 locos stood on the shed’s open roads. From left to right locos are D31,4-4-0, 9640, two J36 0-6-0s, 9679 and 9692. The D31 was built in 1890 at NBR Cowlairs works and withdrawn around 12 months after this picture was taken in October 1936. 9679 is fitted with a tender weatherboard for working large snowploughs and in exposed areas to protect the crews a little, This loco was renumbered by LNER in 1946 to 5263 and later by BR to 65263
Photo by W A Camwell from Roger Griffiths collection

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