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Diesels at the Darlington Railway Society's workshops at Hopetwon, Darlington are restored in the open air. The black one is a Fowler (either 4110006, built 1950 or 4200018, built 1947) and the grey is Ruston & Hornsby 279591, built 1949. Photo and scan by Les Richardson (les@cirsel.freeserve.co.uk) http://cirsel.freeserve.co.uk/trains.htm

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Darlington Railway Preservation Society's Peckett loco (works number 2142, built 1953) gives brakevan rides on sidings near to the Society's headquarters in about 1992. In the background is North Road Station, one of the oldest surviving stations in the world. Photo and scan by Les Richardson (http://cirsel.freeserve.co.uk/trains.htm les@cirsel.freeserve.co.uk)